Giants' top 10 most important players: No. 2 -- LT Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas is ranked No. 2 on the Giants’ list of the team’s most important players for 2026, underscoring how much the New York offense depends on the left tackle’s availability. The article describes him as a dependable “set-it-and-forget-it” blocker who can handle top pass rushers with minimal adjustments. Thomas earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2022, allowing four sacks and 23 pressures across 16 games, and he received a Pro Football Focus grade that ranked him third among offensive tackles. In 2025, he allowed one sack and 13 pressures in 13 games, matching a 90.3 PFF grade and posting a career-best pass-blocking efficiency score of 98.3. However, injuries have limited him: he played 29 of 51 regular-season games over three seasons, missing major stretches in 2023 (hamstring and knee), 2024 (Lisfranc), and early 2025 (hamstring). The Giants went 5-17 without him versus 8-21 with him, and the article cites how offensive lines struggled more in 2024 when Thomas was replaced by other starters.