Daniel Jones isn't reading any New York Giants' mock drafts ahead of next week's 2024 NFL Draft and wondering what will happen to him in the near future, which he expects to be play starting quarterback.
He probably knows the team that drafted him sixth overall could take a similar route a few days from now, or potentially move up in the order to nab a quarterback to spark a competition and if it happens, what could be the beginning of the end of his time on the team.
But as of right now, it's not what he's focusing on.
"My focus is what I'm doing here with my rehab," Jones told reporters. "That's the nature of our business. It's a competitive league, so the best way to handle that I think is to focus on what I'm doing, focus on myself, and making sure that I'm, one, healthy, and then ready to play good football. So that's what I can control."
Recently, NFL insider Peter Schrager mocked a trade up from the Giants to pick No. 4 in order to land J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback who helped lead Michigan to a National Championship in January. Schrager, who's considered a well-connected insider, is one of the first top reporters to suggest such a move in a mock draft:
New York moves up two spots -- tossing Arizona this year's third-round pick (No. 70 overall) and next year's second-rounder -- to land McCarthy. This is merely a mock draft, but I could see this deal coming to fruition. Joe Schoen didn't draft Daniel Jones, J.J. checks a lot of boxes, and Big Blue can get out of Jones' contract after this upcoming season. I assume that this projection could make headlines in New York. That's fine. I know the Giants have been going through all of the quarterback prospects diligently, as they should be.
- P. Schrager
There seems to be divide into what the Giants are thinking, however, as ESPN's Adam Schefter recently indicated on live TV he doesn't see New York going quarterback with their first pick of the draft. It's also important to understand even if they want to move up, there might be a costly bidding war to make the jump.
Instead of wasting energy and time into worrying about it, Jones claims to not even think about it, explaining it could be a dangerous practice.
"I think you can get into trouble when you try to think too much about some of those things and how it all works out," Jones said. "I'm just focused on what I'm doing, and that's my rehab, getting healthy, spending time with the guys, and making sure we're getting on the same page, and having the best spring we can."
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