The flowing hair of Chad Wheeler escapes out the back of his helmet and falls haphazardly onto his shoulders. It is a considerable length yet not the scraggly locks he longs to have.

To locate the hirsute appearance he truly craves, look no further than Mike Remmers, who sports a reddish facial growth that looks as if he came out of a past “Game of Thrones” shoot featuring the Wildlings.

“I love that beard,’’ Wheeler said. “I want to grow a beard like that.’’

Wheeler then stroked a bit of stubby residue on his chin and shook his head in resignation.

“I can’t,’’ he said. “Patchy.’’

Alas, Wheeler will not be able to replicate the Remmers look as he hunkers down this summer attempting to avoid getting replaced by Remmers in the Giants’ starting lineup. It will not be an easy assignment — the smart money is on Remmers moving in as the starting right tackle.

“Just a very competitive battle,’’ Wheeler predicted. “I’m going to bring my best, he’s going to bring his best. We’re gonna let the chips fall where they fall.’’

Last season, Wheeler gained a modicum of appreciation from the fan base for being anyone other than Ereck Flowers. The new regime of general manager Dave Gettleman and coach Pat Shurmur decided to give Flowers — the 2015 first-round pick of Jerry Reese — a clean slate in 2018 and moved him from left tackle to right tackle, hoping a position shift and new lease on his NFL life would spark a career rebirth. After two games, the Giants realized it was a lost cause, Flowers was benched (and ultimately released) and Wheeler was summoned to start the final 14 games.

Undrafted out of USC, Wheeler, 25, stands out in that he is 6-foot-7 and, at times, looked the part of a bona fide starter. Only at times. He was graded by Pro Football Focus as below average, the 78th-rated tackle in the league after allowing 45 pressures and six sacks. His grade of 47.4 was the second-lowest of any starting tackle.

“Obviously I’m still here,’’ Wheeler said. “I showed flashes, I guess. I saw some plays where I shined and did well and then other plays were just, I don’t know if I was patient enough or didn’t get off the ball enough or just my set, hand placement, got to get lower in the run game, get my second step down. There’s all these little things I’m trying to become very consistent at so I help our O-line ascend.’’

Fending off Remmers, 30, will take a significant step forward for Wheeler. Remmers last season struggled at guard for the Vikings but graded out in 2017 as the 36th-best tackle in the league at his natural right tackle spot. He has 64 NFL starts in six years. Coming off back surgery, Remmers is not participating in the organized team activity practices, meaning Wheeler gets to work with the starting unit.

“He just needs to get better with every rep he is presented with,’’ Shurmur said. “I think he has done that. We like his focus and his attention to detail. He is doing everything he can to get better.’’

Wheeler said no one approached him after Remmers was signed (to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million) to explain the situation.

“It’s just the nature of the business,’’ he said. “You just got to adapt to it or else you’re gonna be left behind.’’

His first thoughts were not filled with dismay.

“My reaction? Cool, more competition,’’ Wheeler said. “He’s everything I aspire to be. He’s an undrafted free agent, he played on a Super Bowl-caliber team. Just a very consistent player.’’

Remmers and Wheeler were part of an offensive line contingent that dined during the Memorial Day holiday weekend on Korean barbecue in Manhattan. Wheeler described Remmers as “a good, down-to-earth dude.’’

Remmers and right guard Kevin Zeitler — acquired from the Browns for outside linebacker Olivier Vernon — were brought in to play. There is no real competition for Zeitler. Wheeler will do his best to challenge Remmers.

“I mean, honestly, competition makes everyone better,’’ Remmers said. “They have some great players here and even though they need that spot, there’s a lot of competition out there still and that will help everyone develop and get everybody ready for the season.’’