Right tackle Evan Neal was the one in his first start since November 5 of last season New York Giants' highest-rated offensive player in hers 20:17 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
The top-rated Giants in Week 10 vs. the Panthers:
🥇 Dru Phillips – 88.2
🥈 Brian Burns – 85.1
🥉 Evan Neal – 80.6
🏅 Cor'Dale Afloat – 77.8
🏅 Greg Van Roten – 76.7— PFF NY Giants (@PFF_Giants)
Neal was slotted in at right tackle this week after Jermaine Eluemunor was moved from there to left tackle as the Giants continue to find the right mix following Andrew Thomas' season-ending injury.
Neal played all 75 offensive snaps on Sunday and posted high marks in all phases of the game.
Evan Neal has the highest PFF grade in the game for the Giants offense
🟩 72.1 Overall
🟩 70.2 pass blocking
🟩 73.0 run block– All-22 (@All22_PFF)
“It felt good to be back out there playing after a year,” Neal said. via the New York Post. “I'm just grateful. Not every piece was perfect. I didn't play a perfect game. I'm sure there will be things I'll capture on tape and see and correct. But I think overall it was a solid result for my first outing.”
Eluemunor made it clear that he was not in favor of the move and preferred to stay at right tackle, but the team was hesitant about moving Neal to the left side. So it was Eluemunor who had to make the move.
“It’s hard to switch sides like that. It’s not the most comfortable thing,” Eluemunor told The Post. “I tell people it's like you've been writing with your right hand for a long time, and out of nowhere they tell you: You have to write an essay with your left hand and it's due on Saturday and you have three days Time to fucking learn how to write with your left hand.”
Eluemunor ended up having a tough time in his first left tackle of the season, allowing seven pressures, four rushes, two QB hits and a sack, but that was probably to be expected.
Eluemunor played left tackle for his previous team, the Las Vegas Raiders, in recent years. He played 125 snaps there last year and 66 in 2022.
