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.
.jpg) Thomas with the New York Giants in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 78 – New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 22, 1999 Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| 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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Early life
editThomas 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]
College career
editThomas 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]
Professional career
edit| 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]
Statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| First Team All-Pro | |
| Second Team All-Pro | |
| No type penalty | |
| 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 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b Russo, Kelsey (October 11, 2018). "Don't doubt Thomas: Andrew Thomas battles through position change and injury". The Red & Black. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson (January 7, 2018). "Georgia's Andrew Thomas ready for final test of freshman season in national championship". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph (July 10, 2016). "Andrew Thomas to Georgia: Bulldogs Land 4-Star OT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Thomas, 2017 Offensive Tackle". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Weiszer, Mark (March 23, 2019). "Andrew Thomas: All-American anchor of Georgia offensive line". Savannah Now. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Griffith, Mike. "All business: Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas leads the way". DawgNation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Soderstrom, Alex (November 5, 2018). "D'Andre Swift and Andrew Thomas awarded SEC player of the week honors". The Red & Black. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "2018 All-SEC Football Team announced". Saturday Down South. December 27, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Vitale, Joe (March 9, 2019). "Georgia juniors Jake Fromm and Andrew Thomas get a taste of NFL life". USA Today. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Trapasso, Chris (May 6, 2019). "2020 NFL Mock Draft: Bengals take Justin Herbert, three WRs land in top 10". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (December 17, 2019). "2020 NFL Draft: Georgia OL Andrew Thomas, a potential top-five pick, to forgo senior season". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Thomas Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Lombardo, Matt (April 23, 2020). "NFL Draft 2020: Giants take Georgia OT Andrew Thomas No. 4 | Instant analysis as Dave Gettleman bags top lineman". NJ.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Maya, Adam (October 18, 2020). "Giants sit first-round OT Andrew Thomas for being late to team meeting". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Andrew Thomas, CJ Board placed on injured reserve". Giants.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 22, 2021). "OT Andrew Thomas activated ahead of MNF". Giants.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Benton, Dan (February 17, 2022). "Giants' Andrew Thomas underwent surgery to repair left ankle". Giants Wire. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (July 26, 2023). "Giants sign left tackle Andrew Thomas to extension". Giants.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (July 26, 2023). "Giants sign star LT Thomas to record extension". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (October 16, 2024). "Giants LT Andrew Thomas likely to miss rest of season after Lisfranc surgery". NFL.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.