New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen will scout edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux at Oregon’s pro day ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft
The New York Giants are in dire need of pass-rush help, and general manager Joe Schoen is headed to the Pacific Northwest Friday to scout one of the top prospects in the position in next month’s NFL Draft.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, Schoen is headed to Oregon’s pro day to scout top edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux.
As I mentioned on @GMFB, Giants GM Joe Schoen will be at the Oregon Pro Day today. DC Jeff Ulbrich will be in attendance from the Jets.
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) April 1, 2022
How Kayvon Thibodeaux would fit with New York Giants
Schoen has been in attendance for some of the bigger pro day workouts this spring, but getting on the ground to scout Thibodeaux both underscores the Giants‘ need and the possibility that he will be Schoen’s selection with either the No. 5 or No. 7 overall pick next month, if he’s still on the board.
Thibodeaux, 6-foot-5 and 258 pounds, produced a 91.5 pass-rush grade from Pro Football Focus last season, as one of the Duck’s most dominant defenders.
Across his three seasons in Eugene, Ore. Thibodeaux produced 22 sacks and 74 quarterback pressures.
Thibodeaux’s explosiveness at the snap makes him a high-impact, disruptive rusher off the edge.
If Thibodeaux falls to the New York Giants, and is the organization’s selection with one of its top-10 picks, he would be an immediate plug-and-play starter opposite Azeez Ojulari in Don “Wink” Martindale’s defense that is predicated on relentless pressure on the quarterback by utilizing exotic blitz packages.