Vet’s effort helped Jints get a Wynn

When Kerry Wynn’s name was brought up during the summer to coach Pat Shurmur, Wynn was described in a question as a second-line player. Shurmur said he viewed Wynn as a front-line player.

Wynn started Sunday’s 27-22 victory over the Texans, replacing rookie B.J. Hill on the defensive line and made the coaching staff look good for making the move.

Wynn was extremely active, with five tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass defensed and one quarterback hit. He knocked the ball out of the hands of Lamar Miller, forcing a third-quarter fumble that was recovered by Donte Deayon with the Texans in Giants territory.

“I thought Kerry was outstanding,’’ Shurmur said. “I mentioned that Eli [Manning] had a pretty good day at the office. That’s a pretty darn good day at the office as well. Kerry is long, he’s kind of a relentless player, he’s tough, he’s all the things you’re looking for — he’s tough, he cares, he works and he finds a way to make plays. That certainly was an outstanding performance on his part.’’

Wynn is in his fifth year with the Giants, arriving in 2014 undrafted out of Richmond. He ended up playing 44 of the 68 defensive snaps in Houston. Hill was on the field for just 14 snaps, as the Giants wanted a longer body with more experience to help contain the scrambles of Deshaun Watson.

“I try to make sure I’m always around the ball,’’ Wynn said. “When you’re around the ball, good things tend to happen. Just running around and trying to make stuff happen. I’m having fun with the defense. I love it so far.’’

No one has to worry about underusage for Saquon Barkley. He had 117 yards from scrimmage, 82 on the ground and 35 via receptions. He is the first player in franchise history with more than 100 yards from scrimmage in the first three games of his NFL career.

Ereck Flowers was benched in favor of Chad Wheeler at right tackle but Flowers did play in the game. He filled the backup offensive lineman role and was on the field blocking for extra points and field goals. That amounted to five snaps. Wheeler played all 62 offensive snaps.

“When you watch him play, you say there’s a guy who’s finishing blocks,’’ said Shurmur, who blamed himself for too often putting Wheeler in one-on-one matchups with J.J. Watt. “But he battled and in my opinion, even though he got beat on a couple of snaps, I thought he had a winning performance.’’