Make or Break: Kayvon Thibodeaux is better than you think

Throughout the 2025 offseason, there were suggestions that the New York Giants could look at trading 2022 fifth-overall pick Kayvon Thibodeaux.

Those suggestions were put to bed when the Giants picked up Thibodeaux’s fifth-year option. But even then, Thibodeaux seems considered to be the third wheel in the Giants’ defensive line—or perhaps the fifth wheel after the selections of Abdul Carter and Darius Alexander.

Some consider Thibodeaux to be a “bust”, but the overall consensus among most fans and the media is that he’s merely “fine”. He’s not a liability or a poor player by any means, but he is also not living up to his pedigree as a fifth-overall pick.

So it was predictable that his claim…