3 Most Overrated Players in the NFC East

2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, LB, New York Giants

The New York Giants brought Kayvon Thibodeaux to town when they nabbed him with the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. They badly needed some edge help and they thought Thibodeaux would be the answer.

Although he can get into the backfield, the Oregon product doesn't have much bend coming off the edge. At times he can lack play awareness and has moments of not giving complete effort. His 2023 season looked great on paper (50 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, three forced fumbles) but when you dig deep into it, things didn't look that good.

Even though he led all Giants EDGE rushers in pass rush pressure rate at 5.7%, it was only slightly higher than his rookie year at 5.5%. A lot of Thibodeaux's sacks in 2023 were clean-up sacks or coverage sacks.

In addition, he only posted a 6.4 pass-rush win rate, down from 9.7 percent in his rookie year. Some Giants fans think he's become one of the premier pass rushers in the league but that's not the case in the slightest when you take a deep dive into the numbers.

3. Reed Blankenship, S, Philadelphia Eagles

Safety Reed Blankenship is heading into his third year with the Eagles. He was thrust into a starting role in 2023 where he played in 15 games for Philly. The 25-year-old finished with 113 total tackles, 11 pass deflections, and three interceptions.

He started off the year hot but cooled off during the back half of the season. The MTSU product got into a habit of taking bad angles when going for a tackle while his play in coverage took a dip.

According to PFF, from Weeks 11-18, Blankenship finished with a coverage grade of 60 or less in five outings.

He was also marked for missing 12 tackles in the regular season and having a 105.6 passer rating allowed when in coverage.

Yes, we know the Eagles' secondary was battered last season but Blankenship played a role in that.

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