Every day, issues come across the desk of an NFL general manager and head coach. Decisions must be made. Big ones. Little ones. Decisions that affect the No. 1 player on the team. Decisions that, at this time of year, are all about player No. 90.

Some of these decisions are extremely difficult to make and end up as controversial or shortsighted.

The one awaiting the Giants regarding tight end Evan Engram and safety Jabrill Peppers is easy. They both should be, and almost definitely will be, secured for the 2021 season after the Giants exercise the fifth-year options on them.

Engram and Peppers are not perfect players and both ended the 2019 season on injured reserve. Picking up their fifth-year options — something teams can exercise on first-round draft picks — ensures their 2021 contracts are guaranteed against injury and that they cannot hit the open market in free agency after the 2020 season. The Giants could opt to part ways with either player after the 2020 season at no cost.

The deadline for the Giants to pick up the option is Sunday.

Cost is not an issue and actually a reason to pick up the options, as they would be team-friendly deals. Engram’s fifth-year option salary would be about $6 million and Peppers’ would be about $6.8 million. The salaries are based on where the players were taken in the first round and what position they play.

“They fit right in with what the Giants are trying to do there,’’ a college and NFL evaluator told The Post, stating he sees no reason why both players will not have their fifth-year options picked up.

Engram, 25, and Peppers, 24, came off the board two picks apart in the 2017 NFL Draft, Engram at No. 23 to the Giants and Peppers at No. 25 to the Browns. Engram signed a four-year rookie deal worth $10.7 million and Peppers’ contract with the Browns was for four years and $10.3 million. Engram will make $1.96 million in base salary for the 2020 season, Peppers $1.87 million.

Thus far, six players taken in the first round of the 2017 draft have had their fifth-year options picked up: Offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk (Saints), cornerback Marshon Lattimore (Saints), cornerback Tre’Davious White (Bills), defensive end Myles Garrett (Browns), defensive end Derek Barnett (Eagles), defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (Redskins) and tight end David Njoku (Browns).

“We’ll make the decisions this coming week,’’ general manager Dave Gettleman said. “With the craziness on and off the field, so to speak, over the last six weeks, we’ve had preliminary conversations. We’ll make those decisions pretty quick.’’

Gettleman did not draft Engram — he was the centerpiece of Jerry Reese’s final draft class — and it has not been a smooth three years for the pass-catcher from Ole Miss. His games played and receptions decreased every year, from highs of 15 games and 64 receptions as a rookie in 2017 to eight games and 44 catches this past season. In 2018, Engram missed five games with a knee sprain, concussion and hamstring issue. In 2019, a knee sprain and a serious foot injury cost him eight games.

Engram had surgery Dec. 20 to repair ligament damage in his left foot. It was not a complete Lisfranc injury but it was significant. Engram has said he will be “more than ready’’ to return to the field this summer.

“I haven’t seen him,’’ Gettleman said. “None of us have been in the building in over a month. As far as I know, he’s doing fine. That’s all I know.’’

Durability and availability have held Engram back. When healthy, he is a matchup problem for most defenses. He is also a willing, although certainly not imposing, blocker. New Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett always featured tight ends when he was with the Cowboys.

The Giants insisted on Peppers’ inclusion in the trade that sent Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland. A hybrid-type defensive back from East Orange, N.J., and Don Bosco Prep, Peppers starred at a variety of spots at Michigan but showed only flashes of excellence his first two years with the Browns. Peppers was leading the Giants in tackles (76) and forced fumbles (three) in the first 11 games before he went down returning a kickoff in a Nov. 24 loss to the Bears. That was it for Peppers, who suffered a transverse process fracture in his back.

Given his versatility, Peppers figures to intrigue new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. With the Giants taking Xavier McKinney in the second round of the draft, Peppers should be freed up to take a few steps closer to the line of scrimmage, where he does his best work.