1. LB J.T. THOMAS III
The highpoint of J.T. Thomas III’s season came at the Giants’ lowest in 2014. Sparking a big second-half comeback with a fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown, the former Jaguars linebacker had a career-high 12 tackles in a Week 13 victory over the Giants, their seventh-straight loss at the time. Four months later, Thomas signed with the Giants as a free agent and could be their starting weakside linebacker in addition to being a key special teams contributor.
“Thomas played very well against us,” his new head coach Tom Coughlin said.