Um … no.

That is the very quick take on what Saquon Barkley feels about the need to get hit this summer.

You know the sentiment that sometimes surfaces this time of the year. It is the preseason and thus beneficial for a running back to get walloped or knocked around once or twice to get himself ready and acclimated when the real pounding starts in the regular season.

Barkley is built like a tank and not shy about contact — taking or dishing it out. The more he and the Giants talk about his workload, it sounds more and more likely that he will not take a single snap in any of the four preseason games — or, at most, make only a cameo appearance. It also sounds as if Barkley, as ultra-competitive as he is, is fine with this.

“I mean, I don’t think anyone needs to be hit,’’ Barkley said. “I think if everyone could choose not to get hit until Week 1, they would choose that. Some people like to get that first contact, like to get that first hit. But for me, I’m the type of player that no matter if it is preseason, playoffs or the regular season, once that first play goes and I get hit, I’m fine. Sometimes the first play can be a 60-yard touchdown and you’re fine. Just once I get to step on that field, whenever that opportunity is going to be, I’m going to go out there and try to lead and try to play to the best ability I can for my team.’’

The Giants are fully cognizant what they have in Barkley and how much of a load he will handle in year No. 2 after starting all 16 games as a rookie and amassing 352 touches (261 rushing attempts and 91 receptions). No one associated with this team anticipates Barkley getting his hands on the ball less frequently this season. Thus, the desire to curb his touches this summer.

Barkley again reiterated he wants to play. But he knows the deal.

“He’s getting a heck of a lot of reps here in practice,’’ coach Pat Shurmur said. “I have a plan moving forward, and I said it with the quarterbacks last time, I’ll let it reveal itself. I think we’ll just have to see.’’

A year ago, Barkley played in the preseason opener against the Browns and raced 39 yards the first time he touched the ball. A few days later, he strained his hamstring in practice and did not play in any of the three remaining exhibition games, finishing up his first NFL preseason with four rushing attempts. Looking back, he does not in any way view that lack of playing time as counterproductive.

“I think everyone’s different,’’ Barkley said. “When I played the first week of the season I didn’t feel like I was out of shape, I didn’t feel like I needed more reps. I think we do a really good job or taking live, competitive reps here, even though we don’t tackle to the ground. We got a really great defense over there that gives me a really good look.

“Do I think I need it? Depends on the player. Every year is different. But am I ready if I have to? Yes. My mindset every week is to prepare to get ready to go out there and compete at a high level for my team, no matter if it’s one snap or two series or one quarter or if I don’t play. If I don’t play I stay locked in, I try to be the leader I can to keep the energy and vibes on the sideline.’’

So much of what the Giants want to do on offense — on the ground and in the passing game — starts with Barkley, which means everything they do, and fail to do, in the preseason must be assigned an asterisk with him watching from the side.

“We miss him out there, but we understand,’’ left guard Will Hernandez said. “Either way, we’re going to go out there and do our job no matter who’s back there. We know that when the time comes down to it, he’s going to be there, and he’s going to be 100%.

“We always come out and we give it our all, it doesn’t matter what back we’ve got back there. Obviously, Saquon makes things a little bit easier sometimes.’’

The Giants, and Barkley, will be fine if he makes things easier starting Sept. 8 against the Cowboys and not at any time before then.