Ohio State’s quarterback Dwayne Haskins is viewed as one of the top prospects in 2019 NFL Draft but it seems like no one knows where will he end up being drafted. The majority of NFL analysts, however, think that New York Giants will be his next destination as the franchise looks for a replacement for their aging QB Eli Manning.
Expectations are that Haskins would sit a year or two and learn from Manning before taking over the starting job. As it turns out, the 21-year-old wouldn’t be opposed to this outcome.
Haskins recently talked with NFL Network’s Insider Ian Rapoport on the RapSheet and Friends podcast and said that he would have “no problem sitting behind” Manning and learning from the veteran QB.
“Eli Manning is a legend. I grew up watching Eli and I’d have no problem sitting behind him and learning from him, like how I did with J.T. [Barrett] at Ohio State,” – said Haskins. “Whatever team drafts me, I’ll be able to sit back and learn from the guy that’s there and be able to compete with him and push him, but know that a guy’s there because he’s a veteran, he’s done it before, he’s professional.”
If Giants end up passing on Dwayne Haskins, several other QB-needy teams might take their chances on him including Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins. Haskins played 14 games in 2018, completing 70.0 percent of his passes and throwing for 4,831 and 50 touchdowns.
While New York Giants stated several times that they are committed to Eli Manning as their starting quarterback, almost everyone around the league is expecting them to take a QB with one of their two first-round picks (No. 6 and No. 17 pick). That would be a logical step for the organization given the fact that Manning is 38 years old and he hasn’t played on an elite level for several years. Still, Giants have surprised us before so we will have to wait for the 2019 NFL Draft to find out.
