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5 players to watch in Giants vs. Texans

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The New York Giants will travel to Houston this weekend for a preseason matchup against the Texans. Kickoff is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

The Giants defeated the Lions, 14-3, in the preseason opener while many of the team's starters did not suit up. It sounds like that will not be the case in Houston, as coach Brian Daboll has indicated that many of the starters could see playing time.

Following Saturday's game, the Giants will wrap up their preseason slate on August 24 when they take on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

Here are five players to watch against the Texans:

QB Daniel Jones

It has been just over nine months since quarterback Daniel Jones tore his ACL against the Las Vegas Raiders. After being fully cleared at the start of training camp, Jones has taken every practice rep with the first team offense during team drills. Jones sat out the preseason opener, but Daboll told the media early this week that he expects the starting quarterback to be under center against the Texans.

"I have an idea right now, but I want to go through these three practices," the head coach said early in the week. "We'll talk about it as a coaching staff as the week goes on and end up talking with the players. I do envision Daniel playing. ... The plan is to play him."

Jones has looked fully healthy at camp, impressing his head coach along the way.

"He's made strides every day," Daboll said. "Again, it's some new guys that we're throwing to. It's the first time he's been in team. It's been a steady improvement from when we started when he had his first go through in team and had people around his legs. There's new things, new pieces, new tight ends, new receiver. So, that's always a work in progress. At least that I've been part of, in training camp, when you're dealing with new pieces and things like that. Him coming back from the injury, I think he's done a fantastic job. He's continuing to grow and he's done well here these last couple weeks."

"I'm ready to go," Jones added on Thursday. "I'm ready to play as much as Dabs wants me to play. So, I don't know. That's probably a better question for him and kind of how he's seeing the whole situation. But I'm ready to play and looking forward to getting out there."

View the best photos from training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.