Giants Cam Skattebo focused on his game with Jeremiyah Love coming to town

All you need is … Skattebo.It seems appropriate that rookie Jeremiyah Love — one of the apples of the Giants’ eye during the 2026 NFL Draft — is coming to town with the Cardinals at the end of a week in which head coach John Harbaugh referenced “Here Comes the Sun” and named Paul McCartney as his favorite member of The Beatles.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

But Cam Skattebo isn’t out to prove that the Giants didn’t need Love in a head-to-head matchup of the running back that they are featuring and the one they likely would have drafted had he been available two picks later.“Outperforming [Love] is not in my vision,” said Skattebo, who tallied 100 yards from scrimmage last game.“I want to outperform myself from last week.

I’m not worried about any other running backs or anybody else on the field.I’m worried about me, my production, making sure that I’m doing the right things.

I had a couple missed assignments last week, so I’m going to take the blame for that.”The Giants haven’t hid their predraft love for Love (No.3 pick), who is believed to have been ranked in the top three on their board with quarterback Fernando Mendoza (No.

1) and their own pick, linebacker Arvell Reese (No.5).

A tough pill to swallow for the running-back-devaluation crowd still hung up on the Giants drafting Saquon Barkley at No.2 in 2018.What intrigued Harbaugh?“That he was great,” Harbaugh said matter-of-factly.

“Fast.Tough.

Had great hands.Could line up as a wide receiver.

Good in pass protection.Impossible to tackle, it seemed like.”Running backs coach Willie Taggart never allowed himself to dream about the possibility of a Skattebo-Love backfield.

Skattebo was recovering from surgery on a fractured tibia that cut short his rookie season.“I was excited about coaching the guys we have here,” Taggart said.“Didn’t get much from Skatt during OTAs around th...