Ranking the 10 best Giants, Jets and Bills players going into 2023

Jan 1, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97)
Jan 1, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) / Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
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5. NY Giants OT Andrew Thomas

Coming off the heels of a much-improved sophomore season, Giants fans were expecting to see another jump out of Andrew Thomas. While he certainly made a jump, I'm not sure many expected him to be THIS good. Not only was Thomas great for the Giants, but he was arguably the best tackle in all of football at just 24 years old.

In 619 pass-blocking snaps, Thomas allowed just 21 pressures and three sacks. While the league and its voters somehow didn't recognize how great of a season he had, true NFL fans know he was deserving of a Pro Bowl selection. Thomas did make a Second-Team All-Pro, which is understandable considering that Trent Williams was on the first team, but there are zero excuses for his denial of a Pro Bowl.

Thomas is only going to get better and better as his career goes on. Considering how devout of talent the Giants offensive line was just three years ago, we sure are glad that Dave Gettleman got the pick right when he took Thomas fourth overall not too long ago. Thomas is going to be a beast for the Giants and Brian Daboll this fall and winter.