For the Giants, most draft roads — but not all — lead to Saquon Barkley.
Anyone convinced the franchise’s highest draft pick in 37 years must be used to secure Eli Manning’s successor, ensuring a handoff at quarterback into the next decade, are likely to be disappointed Thursday night. The Giants, owners of the No. 2 selection in the draft, appear eager and enthralled about writing the name of the Penn State running back on a card and rushing it up to the podium with the same alacrity Barkley will slice through opposing defenses.
This 2018 quarterback class intrigues the Giants, but they view none of them as “pound-the-table’’ prospects — a scout’s description of what happens in the war room when lobbying hard for a must-have player.