Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema ranked two New York Giants’ edge defenders in their annual Top-32 edge defender article ahead of the 2024 NFL season. New Giant Brian Burns ranked 21st on the list and Kayvon Thibodeaux ranked 29th.
Here’s Sikkema on Burns:
Burns has yet to take that true next step into a near-elite category like his talent suggests he can, but 2023 marked the second-best pass-rush grade of his career (75.2) and the highest run-defense grade of his career (62.7). Perhaps the key to unlocking his true talents was moving from Carolina to New York this offseason.