In 2022, Dexter Lawrence was the New York Giants’ breakout player of the year. Lawrence had previously been very solid but not dominant in the interior. A second-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection later, Lawrence is now the focal point of the Giants’ defense, a monster in the middle to pulverize opposing centers.
That level of a breakout cannot necessarily be the bar for a player to make progress. Daniel Jones, Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins, and Saquon Barkley all had varying degrees of jumps in their play without that same level of dominance.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Giants players most likely to take strides in 2023.