The New York Giants will start undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito at quarterback when they hit the field at AT&T Stadium this Sunday in Dallas versus the heavily favored Cowboys.
DeVito has taken the majority of the snaps at quarterback over the last two games after Tyrod Taylor and Daniel Jones went down to injury but has yet to start an NFL game. Sunday will be his first.
On Thursday, offensive coordinator Mike Kafka appeared to be content with handing the reins over to DeVito, who has been with the team since May.
“Tommy’s continued to grow every single day that he’s been here from rookie camp. Just learning the offense and understanding how to be a pro and doing all the little things, all the things that work into that,” he said. “Whether it’s studying, preparation, being in the huddle with the guys, being a leader and a teammate and then understanding what the NFL game is about and how much detail that goes into that
“I think he’s really honed in on that. Each week, you look his notes and it’s just like getting better and better every single day, so that’s probably the biggest thing.”
The Giants have been reluctant to allow DeVito to throw the football downfield. After all, he only began to take first-team reps this week. We’ll see on Sunday how much Kafka trusts DeVito, but by the way he spoke, he could be there already.
“He approaches the position with confidence, and obviously when you’re playing quarterback, you want to have that confidence, you want to have that demeanor when you walk into the huddle,” Kafka said. “I think he has that. It’s something that looks like he’s had his whole life. He’s a confident kid, not just on the field but also off the field, too. He brings an energy with him that kind of permeates throughout the room.”
DeVito isn’t going to change the course of history here — if the Giants end up at the top of the NFL draft order, they will likely draft a quarterback — but if he can play well, at least the Giants know they have another NFL-level quarterback in the building.
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