There is no data, empirical or otherwise, to suggest Daniel Jones is a rookie.

Take a look at every reference site, type his name into a Google search, take out a printed Giants media guide (yes, a few rare artifacts like this still exist) and page through it. In the 2022 edition, right there on page 142, listed alphabetically between Collin Johnson and Marcus Kemp — young wide receivers who landed on injured reserve before the season — is the bio for Daniel Jones. The first line, under “Transactions,’’ states: “Originally a first-round (6th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.’’

Considering it is four years later, it is readily apparent that Jones is not a rookie.

But in one way, Jones is nearing the end of a rookie season — his first working with Brian Daboll as his head coach. This is Jones’ first time operating Daboll’s offensive system and his first season hearing the voice of offensive coordinator Mike Kafka in his helmet earpiece in the huddle. Jones may have started 37 NFL games before Daboll arrived, but the quarterback clock always gets turned back when a new coaching staff is brought in.