The New York Giants kicked off the first practice of their multi-day 2019 rookie minicamp on Friday and we learned a lot about the rookie class right away.

The Giants had nine of their 10 rookie draft picks in attendance in addition to 13 undrafted rookie free agents and several more tryout players. On the first day of practice, several players stood out and we learned more about the team's plan for these rookies during the 2019 season and beyond. Today, we'll dive into some of the key takeaways from Friday.

1. Daniel Jones showed off his live arm

One of the biggest reasons analysts doubt the Giants' decision to select Jones with the No. 6 overall is because they are unsure he has the necessary arm talent to translate to the NFL. The same analysts are concerned about Jones making all of the throws at the NFL level against faster defenses and in windy conditions that are present throughout the winter months at MetLife Stadium. It was a beautiful day out on Friday, but putting that caveat aside, Jones showed off his arm talent by layering passes at all depths of the field and that included a few excellent deep balls. We were more impressed with Jones' ability to maintain his accuracy while throwing on the run and that included one impressive throw while rolling to his left side on a designed bootleg. Jones' ability to throw on the run could be key for the Giants offense within Shurmur's scheme -- we saw this in live action during the 2017 season when Shurmur coached Case Keenum in the Minnesota Vikings offense.

After practice, Shurmur praised Jones' live arm talent.

“He (Jones) is a guy that can execute well from the pocket but he also has a good set of legs so we can move around," Shurmur said on the first day of rookie minicamp. "Boots, snakes, things we did with Eli. Mobility is important in today’s game. Whether you use him as a runner or, typically if you are going to have a long drive and you are going to score a touchdown, the quarterback needs to do something with his legs in that drive. Moving the pocket, scrambling. Sometimes moving in the pocket and throwing it away or scrambling and making a play. Scramble and slide. A QB and his ability to move his legs is very important."

Shurmur confirmed the Giants never had any concerns about Jones' arm strength. After evaluating all of his game tape and watching him throw live at his Pro Day, The Combine, and multiple private workouts, the Giants felt like his arm strength was "strong enough" to make all of the throws at the NFL level.

2. Julian Love will be used all over the defensive backfield

During his first practice with the Giants, Love played outside cornerback on the boundary, he moved down inside to the slot as a nickel cornerback, and he even took snaps at free safety. Earlier this week, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman mentioned the Giants feel like Love could be an option at free safety depending on how things shake out. Love is excited to practice in a variety of roles on the Giants defense because he understands this is his fastest path to playing time.

"I moved around quite a bit yesterday," Love told reporters at minicamp. "I’ll play wherever they need me to. I want to be able to do it all. I’m ready."

The fourth-round draft pick was named one of the "steals of the draft" by Pro Football Focus.

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3. George Asafo-Adjei will stay at right tackle for now

There was some speculation that Giants seventh-round draft pick George Asafo-Adjei would shift to the inside and learn the offensive guard position in anticipation of making the jump to the NFL level, but Shurmur confirmed this is not the plan. The Giants will give Asafo-Adjei every opportunity to stick as an offensive tackle -- more specifically a right tackle.

“For sure,” Shurmur said when asked if Asafo-Adjei can play offensive guard. “But first we’re going play him at right tackle.”

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The Giants will practice again on Saturday afternoon before wrapping up their rookie minicamp on Sunday with a brief morning practice, according to Shurmur. The rookie class will then return home until next week when they join their veteran teammates for the next set of full workout OTAs. During the 2018 offseason, Shurmur did things a bit differently -- the rookies immediately went into full-team OTAs after concluding their rookie minicamp.