No. 78 – New York Giants | |||||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. | January 22, 1999||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||
College: | Georgia (2017–2019) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 1 / pick: 4 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Andrew Ken Thomas (born January 22, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Giants fourth overall in the 2020 NFL draft.
Thomas attended Pace Academy in Atlanta. [1] Following his high school career, Thomas played at the Army All-American Game. [2] He committed to Georgia on July 10, 2016, [3] choosing the Bulldogs over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida and others. [4]
Thomas started every game at right tackle his true freshman season, earning him a Freshman All-American accolade after the conclusion of the season. [5] Thomas switched to left tackle for his sophomore season. He injured his left ankle playing South Carolina, and didn't play the following game against Middle Tennessee. During the next two games, Thomas worked his way back to full participation, [1] though he was forced to wear a brace after re-injuring the ankle later in the season. [6] After helping to pave the way for 331 rushing yards against Kentucky, Thomas was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) offensive lineman of the week. [7] He was named a first-team All American and to the first-team All-SEC after the season. [5] [8]
Thomas was also invited to the NCAA Elite Football Synopsium in the winter following his sophomore season; the program helps athletes prepare for the transition from college to the NFL. [9] Before his junior season, Thomas projected out as a potential first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft if he chose to leave Georgia after his junior year. [10] On December 17, 2019, Thomas announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL draft, thus also skipping the 2020 Sugar Bowl. [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | |
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6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | 36+1⁄8 in (0.92 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 5.22 s | 1.83 s | 4.66 s | 7.58 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 21 reps | 28 | |
All values from NFL Combine [12] |
Thomas was selected by the New York Giants with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. [13]
Thomas played left tackle for the first five weeks of his rookie season. Thomas was benched for Matt Peart during their Week 6 match against Washington because he arrived late for a team meeting. [14] He ended up starting the remainder of the season at left tackle.
Thomas entered the 2021 season as the Giants starting left tackle. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 6 and was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2021. [15] On November 22, 2021, Thomas was activated from injured reserve. [16] The same day, Thomas scored his first career touchdown, a two-yard reception, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Giants' Week 11 game. In February 2022, Thomas underwent surgery to repair the same left ankle that he had injured earlier in the season. [17]
On July 26, 2023, Thomas signed a five–year, $117.5 million contract extension with the Giants. [18] The deal included $67 million guaranteed at signing and set a new NFL record for an offensive lineman. [19]
On October 15, 2024, Thomas underwent successful surgery to repair a Lisfranc injury in his foot suffered during the Giants' week 6 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. He will likely miss the rest of the season. [20]
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First Team All-Pro | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Offense | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Snaps | Pct | Holding | False start | Decl/Pen | Acpt/Pen | ||||
2020 | NYG | 16 | 15 | 976 | 96% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
2021 | NYG | 13 | 13 | 799 | 95% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
2022 | NYG | 16 | 16 | 1,050 | 98% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
2023 | NYG | 10 | 10 | 577 | 93% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2024 | NYG | 6 | 6 | 419 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Career | 61 | 60 | 3,821 | – | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
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