Entering the 2024 season, no New York Giants’ edge player had recorded more than 45 pressures in a season since Markus Golden earned 64 in 2019. The Giants’ ability to generate pressure depended on interior rushers like Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams. Kayvon Thibodeaux was drafted fifth overall to be a dominant edge defender for the Giants; he recorded 45 pressures in his rookie season and hasn’t reached that mark again, although he did earn double-digit sacks in 2023 with a 26.7% sack-to-pressure ratio. Still, the edge room was not solidified after the 2023 season, so GM Joe Schoen took a swing at an opportunity.
Giants have two quality edge defenders, but need more depth
