The box score already told the story of Friday night. The New York Giants rolled to a 23-6 preseason finale win over the New York Jets, sat most of their projected starters, and handed the tape to the players still fighting for a roster spot.
Pro Football Focus has now put numbers on that tape. The grades will not decide Sunday’s cut to 53 by themselves, but they offer a cleaner look at who actually won their snaps when the first-team units were watching from the sideline. A 37-yard touchdown throw, a leaping interception and three made field goals all look different once the charting is finished.
With the 6:00 p.m. deadline hours away and the Dallas opener two weeks out, those marks become one more data point in a crowded evaluation.
Here's a
look at the highest- and lowest-graded Giants players from their Week 3 preseason win, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
Top 5 offense
- OL Jake Kubas (87.3)
- OL Francis Mauigoa (85.8)
- WR Xavier Gipson (83.6)
- QB Jake Haener (82.8)
- RB Damon Bankston (81.7)
Bottom 5 offense
- WR Braxton Berrios (45.4)
- OL Aaron Stinnie (45.6)
- FB Grant Finley (48.9)
- WR Darius Slayton (52.6)
- OL John Michael Schmitz (53.3)
Top 5 defense
- LB Trace Ford (91.1)
- LB Zaire Barnes (90.1)
- LB Micah McFadden (86.6)
- LB Khalid Kareem (83.8)
- LB Jack Kelly (80.3)
Bottom 5 defense
- DL Darius Alexander (42.1)
- DL Anquin Barnes Jr. (46.2)
- CB Nic Jones (49.7)
- LB Anfernee Orji (50.2)
- CB Deonte Banks (50.5)
Top 5 special teams
- LB Anfernee Orji (76.3)
- S Raheem Layne (72.5)
- LB Jack Kelly (72.4)
- K Dominic Zvada (71.5)
- WR Dalen Cambre (68.1)
Bottom 5 special teams
- S Ugo Amadi (29.8)
- LB Caleb Murphy (37.1)
- LB Darius Muasau (43.8)
- CB Art Green (47.9)
- LB Khalid Kareem (59.0)
Other notable player grades
- WR Odell Beckham Jr. (78.1)
- RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (78.0)
- OL J.C. Davis (67.7)
- OL Marcus Mbow (56.2)
- RB Najee Harris (54.3)
- CB Korie Black (70.2)
- LB Darius Muasau (65.2)
- DT Bobby Jamison-Travis (60.9)
- CB Colton Hood (54.7)
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Trace Ford was New York Giants' highest-graded player in win over Jets
