Rookies get compared, especially when they meet up in the same game, and that is simply the long and short of it.

The long of it for the Giants is Daniel Jones, a strapping 6-foot-5 quarterback navigating his way through his first NFL season. The short of it is Kyler Murray, a mighty mite 5-foot-10 quarterback making his way through his debut season with the Cardinals. Both are 22 years old, both are in command of older players in an offense tailored to their specific strengths and both are part of the new wave and new age of quarterback play in a league where youth is served on a weekly basis.

Jones had to tread lightly as the Giants gave Eli Manning merely two games this season before banishing the 16-year veteran to the bench, turning the key over to a novice to ignite a franchise transition. Murray did not have to wait at all to supplant Josh Rosen, a 2018 first-round pick, as the Cardinals handpicked a new head coach, Kliff Kingsbury, to deliver a system specifically designed to augment Murray’s unique set of skills.

Jones and Murray, similar and yet so different, meet Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Jones and the Giants lugging in a two-game losing streak and Murray and the Cardinals riding in on a two-game winning streak. This meeting is not common. It is only the ninth game since the 1970 merger featuring rookie quarterbacks selected in the top-10 picks starting against each other. The last time it happened was Sept. 13, 2015 (Jameis Winston vs. Marcus Mariota).

The Cardinals (2-3-1) have already matched their win total from 2018. Murray is completing 64.3 percent of his passes, has seven touchdown throws and four interceptions and is averaging 6.1 yards on his 39 rushing attempts. Murray sealed last week’s 34-33 victory over the Falcons by getting the 5 yards he needed on a third-and-5 scramble.

“He’s a quick little thing,” Cardinals wide receiver Pharoh Cooper told reporters. “He has all the talent in the world. Obviously, he’s making the smart play. If there’s nothing there, he has the talent to use his legs, and that’s what’s going to help him a lot, help us win some games.”

The Giants liked Murray when evaluating quarterbacks in the 2019 NFL Draft but had their heart set on Jones, a Manning clone fitting the model they prefer in every sense. It was no surprise Murray, after lighting it up at Oklahoma and winning the Heisman Trophy the year after another Sooners quarterback, Baker Mayfield, did the same, came off the board No. 1.

“I think you’re seeing in our league all of the things that he did in college,’’ Giants coach Pat Shurmur said. “That’s what makes him dynamic. He’s an outstanding athlete, can throw the ball extremely well and when things break down or he has a chance to move around, he does that probably as well as anybody.’’

It was a surprise to everyone outside the Giants’ building that Jones was taken with the No. 6 pick and in many ways Jones and Murray are polar opposites.

Murray won big at Oklahoma and put up pinball machine statistics. Jones won sparingly at Duke. Murray in one season (2018) had 42 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns. Jones in three years as a starter had 52 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns.

The knock on Murray entering the NFL was his lack of size — remember the breathless speculation during the scouting combine that he was actually only 5-8? The knock on Jones was his arm — some thought it was merely average — and a lack of specialness to his game. Everyone acknowledged Murray has electric athletic gifts and the concern was whether he could unleash those gifts amid the chaos, surrounded by bigger, stronger players.

“I wasn’t skeptical,’’ Giants safety Jabrill Peppers said. “I’m a football player, so the way I evaluate guys is kinda different than guys who don’t play football evaluate guys. He’s unorthodox, but he can and will be a phenomenal quarterback in this league. I knew that coming out. We know we have a tall task at hand.’’

A tall task containing a short player. A rookie showcase arrives Sunday.