New York Takes Andrew Thomas Who Went To Georgia In The First Round Of The NFL Draft

Andrew Thomas who went to Georgia will be starting his NFL career in the Big Apple.

Why?

The Giants need a tackle to protect Daniel Jones, open holes for Saquon Barkley and become a foundational piece in the reconstruction of their offensive line. And when it was their turn to make the fourth selection in Thursday night's NFL Draft, they secured a player who can do all that and more.

Andrew Thomas is 6-4 and weighs 320 pounds. “according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants.com”

The left tackle started all 41 games in which he played in three seasons – 15 at right tackle as a true freshman in 2017 and 13 at left tackle in both 2018 and 2019. He missed only one game in three seasons. Thomas entered the NFL Draft after his junior year. “according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants .com”

General Manager David Gettleman had this to say about selecting Andrew Thomas in the first round of the NFL Draft. . “according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants .com”

We spent a lot of time on this and we want to fix the offensive line once and for all,” Andrew certainly has a hell of a pedigree , a three year starter in the Southeastern Conference. He’s played big -time ball in front of a lot of people . . “according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants .com”

While former New England assistant coach Joe Judge who currently is the head coach of New York had this to say about Andrew Thomas.

His skill favors his opportunity to come in and contribute, He’ long, he’s a good athlete , he has a short area redirect . One thing that sticks out about him is when you watch the top pass rushers with the exception of maybe a couple in the draft , they have to go against him . You watch his college tape and he going against all guys you are going to see get drafted next in the next couple days. He does a heck of a job on them, you see him compete , you see him play in big games and that’s important . He was coached very hard at the University Of Georgia and that’s a trait we look for . Guys who can play hard and play on big stages and compete. “according to an article by Michael Eisen on giants .com”