Is the New York Giants’ biggest remaining question on their roster the center position?
The Giants have quality depth at most positions, though they could still use another wide receiver. The same can be said of the center position on an offensive line that has shown clear improvement over the last couple of seasons.
ESPN’s Aaron Schatz believes New York would benefit from adding another center to provide depth behind John Michael Schmitz.
Now that the Giants have signed Shelby Harris and DJ Reader to fill holes along the defensive front, they don’t have any glaring holes in the starting lineup. However, they do have weaknesses, and one of them is John Michael Schmitz Jr., who has never quite lived up to his second-round draft potential in the center of the offensive line.
Last year, Schmitz ranked 23rd among starting centers with a 94.1% pass block win rate and 27th with a 65.1% run block win rate. The Giants brought in veteran Lucas Patrick to back up Schmitz, but Patrick played in only six games for the Bengals last season, partly due to a calf injury, and will be 33 years old this season.
Schmitz allowed one sack and 14 total pressures in 2025. He played a role in the Giants surrendering the seventh-most sacks in the NFL in each of the last two seasons (48), though those totals marked a significant improvement from the league-worst 85 sacks they allowed in 2023. Even so, New York would still benefit from adding quality depth behind him.
Veteran free agents the Giants could consider include Graham Glasgow and Sam Mustipher.
Glasgow helped the Lions reach the playoffs in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons, including a trip to the NFC Championship game in the latter. Mustipher earned a 74.3 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus in the 2025 season.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Should New York Giants address center position before training camp?
Reporting by Matt Legros, Giants Wire / Giants Wire
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