“I’m ready to go.’’ 

Those four words and the sentiment they project is exactly what the Giants want and need to hear from Kadarius Toney, who so often early in his career has not been ready to go. 

Toney this summer did not play in any of the three preseason games, dealing with the aftereffects of a knee procedure and then a hamstring issue, and he rarely was a full-go during training camp practices. 

“Football is unpredictable so you can’t ever really say what’s going to happen or what’s not going to happen,’’ Toney said Thursday after practice. “You can get hurt running routes on air out there. It’s not really hard to get hurt. But it’s just all about taking care of your body, all about recovery. So, I’ll just have to do a better job of doing that.’’ 

The real season will be here soon enough — Sept. 11 — and Toney, the elusive wide receiver, needs to be a featured part of new head coach Brian Daboll’s offensive system. 

“At the end of the day I got to be available when my number is called,’’ Toney said. “I feel like the offense is going to be pretty good. We just got to lock in, all 11 playing as one.’’ 

Toney was a 2021 first-round pick of the previous front office and he struggled through a disappointing rookie year. He played in only 10 games and his production — 39 receptions for 420 yards and no touchdowns — was negligible. 

“It’s already behind me, I never really thought about it past the last game,’’ Toney said. “Always a move-forward mentality. Get ready for Week 1 right now.’’ 

Asked what expectations he has in his second season, Toney said he does not set goals for himself. “I expect to do better than I did last year, I guess you can say,’’ he said. “Nothing specific, just in general, just try to get a better mindset, you can say.’’ 

It did not seem as if Toney had a full grasp of the playbook as a rookie. Daboll has repeatedly referred to Toney as a smart player. 

“It’s always good to know what to expect,’’ Toney said. “I feel pretty good, just making it to this level I feel pretty good. It’s all about getting better every day and putting it on film. 

“I feel like I got a lot down, especially with moving around and stuff like that, I feel pretty good.’’ 

The Giants’ top three receivers — Toney, Kenny Golladay and Sterling Shepard — did not exactly light the world on fire this summer. Shepard recently was activated off the physically unable to perform list, recovered from a torn Achilles tendon. Golladay had a sluggish camp and a nonproductive preseason. Toney went up for a highlight-film grab on the first day of camp but the exploits have been few and far between. 

“We’re excited to see Kadarius,’’ general manager Joe Schoen said. “He didn’t play in any preseason games so I’m excited to see him get on the field in a game in a meaningful opportunity and know the playbook and make plays.’’