The New York Giants fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 23-16, on Monday night due in large part to being dominated in the trenches. Ironically, however, that’s where some of the team’s highest-graded players resided.
Buy Giants TicketsLeft tackle Andrew Thomas continued his early-season dominance, earning a team-leading grade of 79.5 courtesy of Pro Football Focus. He was followed by tight end Daniel Bellinger (76.5), center Jon Feliciano (71.6) and quarterback Daniel Jones (64.5).
The Feliciano grade is surprising to say the least.
Other notable offensive grades include right guard Mark Glowinski (63.2), running back Saquon Barkley (60.5) and wide receiver Kenny Golladay (53.8).
The lowest-graded Giants on offense were right tackle Evan Neal (45.8) and guard Ben Bredeson (44.8).
Defensively, nose tackle Dexter Lawrence tied with cornerback Fabian Moreau for the highest grade (77.5). They were followed by defensive lineman Nick Williams (75.0), linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (73.2) and safety Xavier McKinney (72.4).
Other notable defensive grades include linebacker Oshane Ximines (71.8), safety Julian Love (66.9) and linebacker Tae Crowder (47.4).
The lowest-graded Giants on defense were nose tackle D.J. Davidson (29.6) and safety Dane Belton (27.1).
The Giants’ highest-graded special teams player was Fabian Moreau (65.7).
