NFL Scouts, Execs: Giants Will Draft Sam Darnold If Josh Allen Goes No. 1

The New York Giants reportedly have their eyes on USC quarterback Sam Darnold if he is still available when they pick second during the 2018 NFL draft. 

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller asked a number of executives and scouts across the league who they thought New York would select if the Cleveland Browns draft Wyoming's Josh Allen with the first pick, and they all said Darnold would be the choice.

Darnold is the No. 1 pick for the Browns in Miller's most recent mock draft, as he pointed out the signal-caller is "steady enough in terms of personality to handle being the new savior of Cleveland football."

Allen goes No. 3 to the New York Jets in Miller's mock, although Peter King of Sports Illustrated quoted a friend of Browns general manager John Dorsey who thinks Cleveland will take the Wyoming product with the first pick and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the fourth pick.

"I would be surprised if he traded down," Dorsey's friend said. "This would be his chance to take his two offensive cornerstones for the next eight or 10 years."

If that comes to fruition, it would give the Giants the opportunity to take Darnold as a potential franchise quarterback moving forward with Eli Manning checking in at 37 years old.

Manning is under contract through the 2019 campaign, per Spotrac, and could serve as a mentor for the USC product if he does stay in New York before Darnold eventually takes over the offense.

Darnold finished his final collegiate season with 4,143 passing yards, 26 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions while leading the Trojans to the Pac-12 title.