REVEALED: Andrew thomas dexter lawrence are highest graded giants at the bye week | Vintage Vibes

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)