Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with Giants rookie receiver Sterling Shepard, a second-round pick in April’s draft, for some Q&A.

Q: Would you pay to watch Sterling Shepard play?

A: If I give you anything, I’m gonna give you some big plays. I feel like I’d pay to go see me play. … First time I’ve ever been asked that question.

Q: What is your on-field mentality?

A: I’d say I’m a scrappy player. … I don’t have a problem with going in and taking out safeties or blocking corners.

Q: Describe the transformation.

A: There’s no such thing as a nice guy on the field, at least in my opinion. Football’s a physical sport. You have to have a different switch and a different mode to turn on. I turn into a different person, I guess you’d say. On the field, I could be mean (chuckle).

Q: Who are wide receivers you like watching?

A: I watch Steve Smith a lot.

Q: What do you like about Steve Smith?

A: He plays with an attitude. He’s not very big, but he plays big.

Q: Give me a scouting report on Sterling Shepard.

A: I would probably say he’s got good hands, good routes, and he likes to go over the middle. I’m trying to think of something negative ’cause there’s always a negative in the scouting report. Could work on coming out of his breaks. That would be pretty much the gist of it.

Q: What criticism has bothered you the most?

A: Yeah, OK, not very big, I can definitely say that. But I play big though, I feel like.

Q: So why does it bother you?

A: If you’re gonna say somebody is small, they … should play small. I’ve never played small in my life. I go up and I make competitive catches, I jump over people, like just stuff like that. I don’t play to my size. People say, “Oh, he’s too small, he’s too small,” but just check my tape. You’ve never seen me play small. I just roll with it. If people call me small, that’s fine, I just try to prove ’em wrong and show ’em that I could play big just like a 6-5 guy, a 6-3 guy, whatever.

Q: Personal goals?

A: I want to be Rookie of the Year. Odell [Beckham Jr.] got it. Victor [Cruz] had a lot of production early on, and I just look at those two guys and see what they’ve been able to accomplish, and I want to accomplish the same things

Q: How big of an impact do you think you can make opposite Odell?

A: Odell’s an explosive wide receiver, so a lot of the attention’s gonna be on him, a lot of double coverage, so that’ll free me up. I feel like if I do what I do and everything works out, then I’ll be able to make plays.

Q: What has stood out to you about Odell on the field?

A: He’s a guy that can run all day. It seems like he doesn’t even get tired. He comes out of his break clean. After the catch, he always finishes and everything, so he does everything top level.

Q: How does your explosiveness compare to his?

A: I’m fast, but he has another gear that I don’t have. I can get deep balls and everything, but he has some more gear that I probably don’t have. But I’m explosive, and then I find ways to get open with routes and everything like that.

Q: Will you have a touchdown dance?

A: I don’t know if I’m gonna break one out or not. Odell says, “If you don’t dance it’s a fine.” … I probably won’t do much or do anything at all.

Q: Maybe Cruz can teach you the salsa.

A: (Laugh) Maybe he will.

Q: Trash talking?

A: I let my game do the talking for the most part, but it comes to a point where you gotta talk trash sometimes. It makes the game fun, too.

Q: Do you initiate it or do you mostly respond?

A: It depends on the situation (chuckle).

Q: Describe the kind of ball Eli Manning throws.

A: It’s always on the money. The velocity is perfect — it’s not too hard, it’s not a floater. He makes great decisions with the ball.

Q: What do you think of rookie cornerback Eli Apple.

A: He’s a long, physical guy, good in press coverage.

Q: Cornerback Janoris Jenkins.

A: He’s another guy that is real patient at the line. It’s tough trying to get past those guys, but it’s great having them there. It’ll make gameday that much easier.

Q: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

A: I tried some moves that have worked in the past that don’t really work on him, so I gotta really dig in my back of tricks.

Q: What cornerbacks are you looking forward to testing your skills against?

A: All of ’em, to be honest. Whoever’s in front of me.

Q: What do you think of coach Ben McAdoo?

A: He’s always hands-on helping me, like if I mess up or something, he’ll pull you to the side and break it down. I like that about him.

Q: What is the best play you made in high school at Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City?

A: I guess this is like a series of plays. I scored four touchdowns in the second half to win the game.

Q: And that was in the state championship?

A: State championship, yeah.

Q: Best play at Oklahoma.

A: Probably Tennessee [Sept. 12], the winning touchdown [31-24 in double-overtime], when I jumped over some guy, I don’t know who it was.

Q: Who are athletes in other sports you admire?

A: MJ [Michael Jordan].

Q: Boyhood idols?

A: The Oklahoma football team.

Q: What drives you?

A: My family.

Q: You were 6 years old when you lost your father. What enabled you to get through that?

A: My mom. My mom was my rock. She played both roles for my sisters and I. How tough she was after it kind of toughened us three up as well.

Q: How do you continue to honor your father?

A: Just going out and playing my best every week. I know he’s looking over me, and I just try to go out there and give it my all. I got the Shepard name on my back and play hard like he used to.

Q: You were a Cowboys fan. Now they’re the enemy, you play them twice a year.

A: I’m a Big Blue Giant now. I’m giving this franchise my all.

Q: First impressions of New York City?

A: It’s a lot different than Oklahoma, I’ll say that.

Q: What was the thing that startled you the most?

A: It was a traffic jam of people, like I’ve never seen that.

Q: Hobbies?

A: Back home I used to ride horses.

Q: Where?

A: At my girlfriend’s ranch. I always like to play basketball too in my free time.

Q: Dinner guests?

A: MJ; Martin Luther King; my mother, my father and my grandma Edna Clay.

Q: Why her?

A: She has Alzheimer’s right now. When I was younger, she always had the answers for everything, so it’d be nice to have her back in her right state of mind.

Q: How long has she had Alzheimer’s?

A: She’s had it for maybe like seven, eight years.

Q: Was that tough for you to deal with?

A: Yeah, I mean it’s still tough. It’s a terrible disease, man. My grandma’s like everything to me. My mom, she still had to work and everything, so we used to stay with my grandma. She used to take care of all three of us for the whole summer. We loved going over grandma’s house and everything. And just to see her not even remember who we are is just kind of heartbreaking.

Q: How are you able to stay strong?

A: My mom should be probably the one that’s hurt the most out of both those tragedies. She just stays strong somehow, some way and keeps on pushing. And I feel like that’s where I kind of get my mentality for everything.

Q: Favorite movie?

A: Scarface.

Q: Favorite actor?

A: Denzel Washington.

Q: Favorite actress?

A: Angelina Jolie.

Q: Favorite entertainer?

A: Beyoncé.

Q: Favorite meal?

A: Crab legs.

Q: I’ll get you a list of great restaurants.

A: OK, hey, send me some good bagel spots ’cause everybody keeps telling me like, “You haven’t had any good bagels until you like have one from out here.”

Q: Are you driven to be great?

A: Oh, without a doubt. That’s the reason why I feel like any player should play this game, to be great. I don’t feel like you should be satisfied with being good. Especially at this level, there’s a complete difference between a good NFL player and a great NFL player. … There’s only a few of ’em, but I definitely always wanted that, and hopefully one day I’ll be called great. … I’ve got some work to do.