The New York Giants‘ offense has some new additions, but the success of the entire unit may come down to the offensive line.
Going into the fourth season under head coach Brian Daboll and the second season under offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, the Giants need the unit to take a step forward after dealing with injuries and poor play again in 2024.
With training camp right around the corner, Pro Football Focus released its offensive line rankings across the league’s 32 teams.
The Giants, unsurprisingly, came in pretty low at No. 28 overall.
The only thing keeping the Giants’ offensive line from sinking further down this list is left tackle Andrew Thomas, who ranked third among offensive tackles in 2022 with a 90.3 PFF overall grade and has posted 75.0-plus marks in each of the past four years. However, the former Georgia player logged fewer than 1,000 snaps over the past two seasons. If he cannot stay on the field in 2025, New York might end up with the worst offensive line in the league.
Only the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, and Houston Texans were ranked lower than the Giants on this preseason list.
As PFF mentioned, the biggest key for the entire offensive line — and likely the entire offense — is the health of Andrew Thomas. If the Giants’ left tackle can provide a fully healthy season, Daboll’s offense should theoretically work more efficiently.
The Giants also need center John Michael Schmitz to take a bigger step forward going into his third season. He’s been an inconsistent anchor for the offensive line through his first two seasons, and this is a crucial point in his career.
Regardless of the changes made at the quarterback position, the big men up front need to deliver a quality campaign if the offense is going to make any progress in 2025.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Where does the Giants’ offensive line rank among NFL’s 32 teams?