If rookie quarterback Daniel Jones wasn’t showing signs of promise, the Giants might have regrets watching defensive end Josh Allen tear it up with the Jaguars.

Allen was drafted seventh overall by the Jaguars after the Giants surprisingly passed on him with the previous pick to scoop Jones with the first of their three first-round picks. Although Jones has been everything the Giants expected him to be so far, taking the Duke product — who was projected to go later in the first round — drew a lot of criticism considering the need for defensive additions.

The Jaguars have no complaints.

“This guy has unbelievable skill. You’re talking about a guy that’s 6-4, 6-5 and 275 pounds and can run, can cover and can do a lot of things. It’s a benefit,” Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone said of Allen after his team’s third preseason game. “But make no mistake about it, we like him going after the quarterback.”

In the Jaguars’ loss in Miami on Thursday, Allen led the team with four tackles, two for a loss and two quarterback hits, while the Dolphins’ starting offense was limited to 10 yards in 14 snaps.

“He’s a beast,” linebacker Myles Jack said, according to The Athletic. “They did their research on that pick. That was a great pick. Josh is very talented, very athletic. It’s freaky, man. That’s why I call him ‘LeBron James.’ He’s athletic. He can do a lot of things.”

The 22-year-old Kentucky product had a stellar resume coming into the draft, headlined by a unanimous All-American bid in 2018. He’s panning out to be exactly what the Jaguars hoped he would be, and he’s already integrated into the team’s talented defensive core.

“Whatever you see tonight, I can promise you that kid, he’s going to work twice as hard, he’s going to be twice as pissed if he missed something,” Marrone said. “That’s how he is. And he goes after it.”