Did someone say 6-foot-8, 330 pounds? Somewhere New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh is salivating at the chance to bring that ginormous human to North Jersey and give him a shot to prove himself.
Funny enough, he already has... now twice.
On Tuesday afternoon, NFL insider Mike Garafolo reported that the G-Men were re-signing offensive lineman Ryan Schernecke to their practice squad after releasing him last week. Notice how I said: re-signed. He’d been with the team since Harbaugh was mesmerized by his size the first time, right after the 2026 Draft. New York signed the former Division II star as an undrafted free agent.
Schernecke is still a developmental player and likely won’t sniff the 53-man roster anytime soon, but the move does give the Giants another big body up front at a time when the depth could become important. Star left tackle Andrew Thomas is now battling a groin injury suffered in Week 2 against the LA Rams.
Big Blue only kept nine offensive linemen on the initial 53-man roster, so if Thomas isn’t good to go, either second-year Marcus Mbow or rookie J.C. Davis will be the next man up. Having another 6-foot-8, 330-pound human hanging around suddenly doesn’t sound like such a bad idea.
Ryan Schernecke is exactly the kind of project John Harbaugh loves
Schernecke spent five years at Kutztown University, appearing in 48 games and capping off his college career as a Second-Team AP All-American in 2025. He also earned First-Team All-PSAC East honors twice before making his way to North Jersey.
The 6-foot-8, 330-pounder helped anchor an offensive line for a Kutztown team that went 14-1 during his final season and averaged nearly 219 rushing yards per game.
That’s pretty much everything Harbs has been preaching since he got to East Rutherford: get bigger up front and move everyone out of the way.
Schernecke obviously has a long way to go after making the jump from Division II to the NFL, which is exactly what the P-Squad is for. The Giants clearly saw enough during the offseason and preseason to want another crack at working with him.
There was some noticeable progress throughout the preseason. Schernecke’s Pro Football Focus grade improved in all three games, going from 47.3 in the opener against Minnesota to 60.8 against Miami and 65.3 in the finale against the Jets.
The mountain of a man wasn't the only familiar face brought back on Tuesday. New York also re-signed 6-foot-5, 300-pound defensive tackle C.J. Ravenell, whom the team briefly had on the roster this offseason. Center Kingsley Eguakun and defensive back Elijah Jones were released to make room for the two big fellas.
With Thomas’ status suddenly worth watching and the offensive line depth potentially getting tested, there are certainly worse times to bring the 330-pound project back into the building.
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