{"id":244730,"date":"2025-09-11T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=244730"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:28:41","slug":"kadyn-proctor-and-the-new-york-giants-answer-to-the-offensive-line-or-another-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/11\/kadyn-proctor-and-the-new-york-giants-answer-to-the-offensive-line-or-another-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Kadyn Proctor and the New York Giants: Answer to the Offensive Line\u2014or Another Bust?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Over the past few years, no offensive line has been worse than the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>\u2019. The unit hasn\u2019t ranked higher than 28th since 2020. Their best lineman, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/25\/where-do-the-giants-place-andrew-thomas\/\" target=\"_self\">Andrew Thomas<\/a>, is constantly sidelined by injuries, leaving the Giants to field a starting unit full of backup-level players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Giants have tried to fix the line through the draft, most notably with Evan Neal in 2022, but that experiment has fallen flat. Free agency offered another chance, with signings like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/20\/jon-runyan-jr-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Jon Runyan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/03\/11\/jermaine-eluemunor-signs-contract-new-york-giants\/\" target=\"_self\">Jermaine Eluemunor<\/a>, yet those moves also failed to bring stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Giants\u2019 offensive line has been a persistent liability over the past several seasons. With young talents like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/25\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-jaxson-dart-quarterback-ole-miss\/\" target=\"_self\">Jaxson Dart<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/03\/09\/2024-nfl-draft-malik-nabers-scouting-report\/\" target=\"_self\">Malik Nabers<\/a>, the Giants must do everything possible to shore up the offensive line. Yet after countless missteps, what options do they even have left?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Meet Kadyn Proctor \u2014 This Draft&#8217;s Top Offensive Lineman<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Playing offensive tackle for Alabama, junior <a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/kadyn-proctor-46099829\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kadyn Proctor<\/a> has quickly made a name for himself in the college ranks. Proctor is a physical specimen, standing 6\u20197\u201d and weighing over 360 pounds. Despite his size, he moves with impressive explosiveness and agility, combining rare athleticism with a prototypical frame. Proctor is elite in the run game, using his strength and power to consistently move defenders off the line of scrimmage. Not only is he effective in the run game, but his pass protection is elite. Proctor has been a full-time starter for the Crimson Tide since his true freshman season. He provides any team that drafts him with invaluable experience against top-tier SEC competition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kadyn Proctor 2024 Season Highlights\ud83d\udca5| Alabama Left Tackle | NFL Draft Film\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6sRnftm5a3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With his rare blend of size and athleticism, front offices should have no doubt that Proctor is the real deal. If the Giants turn in a draft card with Proctor\u2019s name next April, their offensive line instantly gets a massive boost.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Is Proctor the Answer?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, drafting Kadyn Proctor will solve the Giants\u2019 offensive line problem. Proctor\u2019s presence will help solidify the line and support Andrew Thomas on the other side. When healthy, Thomas is a top-five tackle, and the Giants tend to play their best. The only problem is that Thomas has struggled with injuries the past couple of seasons, largely due to the constant pressure he faces. Drafting Proctor will take some of the pressure off Thomas, allowing him to stay on the field more consistently.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Kadyn Proctor not only keeps the quarterback upright but also boosts the rest of the line.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image: \u00a0Mark Hoffman\/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Giants\u2019 offensive line has struggled in recent years, but the upcoming draft could finally fix the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5616,"featured_media":245964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,20],"tags":[33533,1674,92,40],"class_list":["post-244730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-giants","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5616"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244730"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245965,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244730\/revisions\/245965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}