ORLANDO, Fla. — It is no great revelation that Saquon Barkley is going to be quite high on or, more likely, at the top of the Giants’ draft board, but there is, if not an ongoing debate, certainly plenty of discussion over whether or not the second-overall pick in an NFL draft is too high to select a running back.

“I don’t think No. 2 overall is too high to take any player that warrants that pick,’’ Giants head coach Pat Shurmur said Tuesday at the NFL owners’ meetings. “I’m sure you’re asking about a particular running back and I don’t think so, no.’’

Well, yes, the inquiry was about a particular running back. The Giants own the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft and on the night of April 26 it is looking more likely than not they will use that lofty perch to select Barkley, the wunderkind running back from Penn State.

“When you watch his tape you don’t see anything he can’t do,’’ Shurmur said. “He can do everything you’re looking for in a running back, and then he’s a terrific human being as well. We got to spend some time at the [scouting] combine. Our people have been to see him, and I’m certainly going to get to learn more about him as we go, as well.”

It sure does not sound as if general manager Dave Gettleman thinks taking a running back with the No. 2 pick is too high.

“If I’m sitting on my big cheeks looking at the board and I’m saying, ‘This guy has got it,’ really, is it hard?’’ Gettleman said.

The Giants and every team get to bring in 30 players for pre-draft visits and Barkley will be invited to spend time in East Rutherford, N.J. These visits, at the team facility, also include going out to dinner with members of the coaching staff and provide the most extensive fact-finding and getting-to-know-you opportunity leading up to the draft.

Gettleman met Barkley at the combine, but only for a 15-minute meeting.

“Shame on me if I don’t know him,” Gettleman said. “I think that everybody’s said he’s a great, great human being. I’ll find out for myself.”

Ultimately, Gettleman, after plenty of input from scouts and coaches, has final say on the pick — with approval from ownership, of course. Gettleman did not exactly put on a poker face and downplay Barkley’s ability when assessing his talent, calling his skill set “unusual, I’m telling you.” That is not all Gettleman said.

“He can string together moves and get in and out of stuff,’’ he said. “It’s funny, I did [Barkley’s film breakdown] right before I came down here. He’s unique, no doubt about it. He’s big, he’s powerful, he can step on the gas, he’s got different levels of speed, and he catches the heck out of the ball, and he sees the blitz pickup stuff.”