Andrew Thomas is set to give the Giants something they haven’t had often enough when the season opens: stability at left tackle.
According to the team’s first Week 1 injury report, Thomas was listed as a full participant with a minor knee designation and is on track to start Sunday against Dallas. For New York, that one update matters more than most early-season health notes. Thomas has opened only one of the last two seasons on schedule, so having him ready right away changes what the offense can count on.
That’s especially important with Jaxson Dart taking over for a full season behind him. The Giants are putting their offense in motion with their most important line piece finally healthy, and Thomas is coming off a season that looked a lot like the elite version New York paid for.
In 2025, Thomas posted a 90.3 overall PFF grade, fourth among qualified offensive tackles. His 87.3 pass-blocking grade ranked third among 89 qualifiers, and he allowed just 13 pressures, one sack and two hits over the season.
That kind of production matched his 2022 peak, when he also earned a 90.3 overall grade and second-team All-Pro honors. In other words, the foot injury that cost him time didn’t knock him off his game.
The numbers back that up across a longer stretch too. Since 2022, Thomas has posted a 91.8% pass-block win rate, ninth among all offensive tackles in that span, per PFF’s tracking.
There’s a reason his availability feels like such a big deal for New York. Thomas underwent Lisfranc surgery on his right foot in October 2024, which ended that season and cost him the first two games of 2025 before he returned on Sept.
- Before that, a hamstring injury on the opening drive of the 2023 season limited him to 10 games that year.
Two of his last three seasons started with Thomas either out or working his way back from surgery, so getting him cleared and practicing before Week 1 is a welcome change for the Giants.
The money tells you how much the team believes in him. Thomas signed a five-year, $117 million extension that runs through 2029, and the Giants converted base salary into a roster bonus this offseason to create $6.46 million in cap space. That’s the kind of move teams make when they view a player as a true foundation piece, and Thomas has played like one when healthy.
Sunday also offers a favorable matchup. Dallas will be without Micah Parsons, who was traded to Green Bay for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark, and without DeMarcus Lawrence, who is now in Seattle. The Cowboys are expected to lean on a pass-rush-by-committee approach under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker, with Jadeveon Clowney, who had 8.5 sacks in 2025, and offseason addition Rashan Gary, who finished with 7.5 sacks and has never reached double digits in a season, leading the way.
Quinnen Williams remains a problem on the interior, so the Giants still have work to do in the middle of the line, where Jon Runyan Jr. drew a tougher matchup at left guard. But on the edge, the blind side is in much better shape than it has been in a while.
Thomas has spent his career dealing with top-end rushers, and Dallas no longer brings the same kind of edge threat. After years of injury interruptions, the Giants are finally opening a season with their left tackle in place.
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