The Giants got their first glimpse of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones on Thursday night, and it was a welcomed sight.

Although it came against most of the Jets’ second-team defense, Jones quickly turned the plethora of draft-day jeers into cheers, leading the Giants on a scoring drive in his lone series of the night. He was 5-of-5, throwing for 67 yards and a picture-perfect touchdown pass to Bennie Fowler in the right corner of the end zone.

He was poised. He was accurate. He was in command. The one mistake? A missed motioning of the tight end on his first play, according to head coach Pat Shurmur.

Nevertheless, it was an encouraging first impression.

“I think overall I did some good things. … Missed a couple of things, could have been a little better with a couple of things, so I’ll focus on that,” Jones said. “But good just to get out there for the first time.”

A few of Jones’ fellow rookie quarterbacks played under the lights for the first time in the NFL on Thursday night as well. They don’t all share the same success story.

Dwayne Haskins, whom the Giants passed on with the sixth overall pick in favor of Jones, made his Redskins debut in their 30-10 loss to the Browns. He made a few nice throws, most notably his first pass of the night — a 24-yard completion off a play-action. He threw a few other darts for 32, 17 and 27 yards, but threw two interceptions, the first of which was returned for a pick-six. He was perhaps too cute on a touch pass for his first interception and was simply inaccurate for his second. He finished 8-of-14 for 117 yards with those two interceptions.

First overall pick Kyler Murray was nearly perfect in his opening act, giving fans a glimpse of what first-year Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury’s offense will look like. Murray finished 6-of-7 for 44 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions. Murray ran two run-pass options, and five of his six completions were for eight yards or less. Murray showed his ability to dance around pressure, but his lone drive was stopped after a sack near midfield.

For Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, who staked his reputation on Jones, Thursday night was an extremely encouraging sign. Of course, preseason action is often fool’s gold, but for his first-ever game action, Jones certainly looks the part.