Saquon Barkley told Giants’ scout to select Will Hernandez in Round 2

When the New York Giants take the field on Wednesday for their first full-team practice of training camp, Will Hernandez is expected to line up at guard and help pave the way for running back Saquon Barkley. That, of course, is exactly the way Barkley drew it up. Shortly after being selected by the Giants in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Barkley immediately went to work recruiting Hernandez, even implying to a team scout that he should be selected in Round 2. “I was talking to one of the head scouts from the Giants the day I got drafted, and I said to him ‘Will Hernandez?’ With a wink and a smile, and he just kind of smiled back. The thing about Will is obviously the talent is there.