From the moment the boos for Daniel Jones subsided at the MetLife draft party, the Giants have talked up their Quarterback of the Future for his accurate downfield arm, for his legs, for his smarts, for his Eli Manning-esque makeup.

Now is no time to baby him.

Pat Shurmur doesn’t need to play Manning, or Saquon Barkley, in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Jets.

He needs to show Giants fans desperate to cheer Daniel Jones instead of jeer Daniel Jones what kind of prize the club believes it has.

Let’s see Daniel Jones behind the first-team offensive line as much as possible. Let’s see him throw to Evan Engram and maybe Golden Tate.

Jones would welcome it, too.

“I think it’ll be valuable. I think over these last few weeks, I think we’ve built chemistry kind of across the board with everyone, whether you’re throwing in routes or seven-on, or whatever it is. So, I’m confident in all the guys, and I think it’ll be good,” Jones said.

The kid’s precocious? Let everyone else see what he’s got.

Besides, if Manning starts the regular season slowly again, the Future Is Now drumbeat will thunder in and around MetLife Stadium, and the Giants will want Jones ready to take the torch.

Remember when offensive coordinator Mike Shula volunteered in the spring that Jones had shown the capability to be a Week 1 starter?

Remember Shurmur keeping Alex Tanney as the No. 2 last season over rookie Kyle Lauletta because he wanted an experienced backup?

Jones will start the regular season as the No. 2. This is the only time for him to gain experience.

So bring on that first hit.

“It kinda gets you going,” Jones said, and smiled. And then added: “Don’t need to be too big, but no, that’s part of the game. I’m looking forward to getting in there.”

The Kid can’t wait.

“I’m excited. Think it’ll be a whole lot of fun to just run out there the first time and kinda be part of the scene, be part of an NFL football game,” Jones said.

It’s the realization of a dream, and his immediate family will be there to watch.

“I think first time walking out there, whether that’s warmups before the game, I think I will take a moment and look around. I’m excited for that,” Jones said.

But only a moment.

“Realize you’re playing a game pretty shortly, so I don’t know if you have a whole lot of time to do that,” Jones said.

And rest easy, Giants fans, Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ Bounty days are behind him.

“They play really hard,” Jones said of the Jets’ defense. “Something you notice is how aggressive they are and how hard they play. Just been trying to familiarize myself with those different looks and how they attack an offense.”

The plan, as always: Score points, don’t turn the ball over, make it look like football.

“If we’re scoring points, if we’re moving the ball, I think we’ll feel good about what we did,” Jones said.

So will Shurmur.

“We want him to execute the offense. There are some plays that they have flexibility to do what they do,” Shurmur said. “Then there are other things that we have that are what I consider ‘run it’ plays, where you just call it and run it. We want him to execute, and we want him to do it in a way that represents how we run our offense.”

Williams won’t be throwing the kitchen sink at Jones since the teams will meet again for keeps on Nov. 10.

“You want to be aggressive, you want to take advantage of the opportunities they give us,” Jones said. “Part of playing quarterback, part of being the decision-maker’s understanding when those chances aren’t there.”

The Giants do not expect Jones to wear that deer-in-headlights look.

“I realize there’s still a lot to learn, but I do feel like it’s slowed down,” Jones said. “I’ve gotten better recognizing a lot of different things.”

Learning at Manning’s feet has been invaluable.

“I feel prepared for Thursday night,” Jones said.

Don’t baby Daniel Jones.