Tommy DeVito will be just one play away from quarterbacking the Giants.
Normally the team’s third-string signal-caller, DeVito is set to make the active roster for the first time in his career during the Giants’ Week 6 clash against the Bills on Sunday.
Daniel Jones has been ruled out of the game with a neck injury, meaning Tyrod Taylor will step in as the starter and DeVito will be his backup.
“Honestly, my parents and friends and family around me are a little more excited than I am,” DeVito told The Post after practice on Friday. “Not that I’m not excited, but for them it’s a pretty meaningful thing for me to actually be on an official active roster.
“For me, at the end of the day it’s just football. It’s definitely a milestone, something I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid, be on an active roster.”
DeVito grew up in Cedar Grove, N.J., and attended Don Bosco Prep before playing at Syracuse and Illinois and signing as an undrafted free agent with the Giants this past offseason.
Taylor has been extremely injury-prone throughout his career.
He similarly filled in for an injured Jones during the team’s Week 4 win over the Bears last year, but only managed to throw three passes before he exited himself with a concussion.
Just last week, Taylor was shaken up after he replaced Jones, though he managed to stay in the game.
And with the Giants’ offensive line in a state of crisis, Taylor is likely to be under heavy pressure throughout the night.
DeVito having to enter the game is very much a possibility.
“It’s just that mindset that you have to be ready at any play,” DeVito said. “You have to treat it like you’re a starter, that’s something Tyrod taught me kind of since I first got in the building, because he’s been in that role before.
“It’s definitely a hard role, you have to be expected to be able to [go] in there, be able to perform and operate the offense and do everything at the highest level. Which is the hard part of it, but at the same time that’s what you’re here for, that’s your actual job. You take pride in it.”
DeVito completed 67 percent of his passes for 453 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the preseason.
“I’m confident in myself and my preparation,” DeVito said. “Everyone’s helped me since I got here to help me learn this offense and play at a high level. Just continuing to grow day by day, and I think I’ve done that. Just go out and play free [if needed], pick [up] my teammates around me, let them pick me up when things aren’t going great. There’s gonna be adversity in any game. Just sit there and enjoy it.”
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