The Giants took who they hope is their successor to Eli Manning with their first pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, taking Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick.
Jones has a connection to the Manning family in Duke head coach David Cutcliffe, who has mentored both Peyton and Eli. Jones doesn't have the best physical traits of all the quarterbacks in this class, but the Giants hope he can grow into an eventual starter behind Eli.
Giants general manager Dave Gettleman stressed the importance of drafting a quarterback who has been battle-tested enough to have been able to bounce back and to show that he can handle what may be about to come his way.
