The New York Giants are 6-2 at the bye week, which is lightyears ahead of where anyone expected them to be at this point. And while it’s still a rebuilding year in East Rutherford, many are looking ahead to a potential playoff push.
But how did the Giants get here so fast? How did they go from winning no more than six games in a single season since 2017 to winning six games over the first eight games of the 2022 season?
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A lot of that has to do with coaching. A lot of it also has to do with players improving.
Here’s a look at the Giants’ highest- and lowest-graded players of the year thus far, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
Note: We’re only including players who have 125+ snaps.
Highest grades, offense
- LT Andrew Thomas (90.1)
- RB Saquon Barkley (76.6)
- TE Daniel Bellinger (74.8)
- WR Darius Slayton (71.9)
- QB Daniel Jones (64.6)
Lowest grades, offense
- OL Joshua Ezeudu (39.7)
- RT Evan Neal (49.8)
- WR Marcus Johnson (51.4)
- WR David Sills (55.9)
- OL Jon Feliciano (56.0)
Highest grades, defense
- NT Dexter Lawrence (90.1)
- DT Leonard Williams (80.6)
- LB Oshane Ximines (77.8)
- S Julian Love (67.9)
- CB Adoree’ Jackson (67.8)
Lowest grades, defense
- LB Tae Crowder (29.6)
- S Dane Belton (29.9)
- DT Justin Ellis (35.0)
- LB Jihad Ward (43.2)
- CB Darnay Holmes (44.5)
Special teams grades
- K Graham Gano (84.9)
- P Jamie Gillan (81.2)
