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After a nightmare stint with the Tennessee Titans during his rookie season in 2020, and after flaming out with the Miami Dolphins following a trade from Nashville, it appears former first-round pick Isaiah Wilson is doing better with his new team, the New York Giants.
Wilson, who asked for another chance in a social media post back in September, signed with the Giants’ practice squad days after that.
It appeared things were off to a rocky start in New York, though, as Wilson was reportedly out of shape, making it difficult for the Giants to evaluate him.
However, according to Giants 2020 first-round pick and offensive lineman, Andrew Thomas, his former Georgia teammate, Wilson, “definitely has his head on straight” since joining the team.
“I think Isaiah definitely has his head on straight,” Thomas said, per Pat Leonard of the Daily News. “He’s trying to learn. He’s trying to get the playbook. We’ve sat down and had a couple talks because a lot of our scheme at Georgia was pretty similar. So just translating the terms was the biggest thing for him, and he’s learning pretty well.”
Thomas also revealed that the Giants are trying to get Wilson acclimated to playing guard after he was billed as a right tackle coming out of college.
“Moving him inside, playing a little bit more guard, he played tackle in college, so we’ll see how he does with that,” Thomas said.
Giants head coach Joe Judge has also been encouraged with what he’s seen from the Georgia product, saying Wilson has “made a lot of progress.”
“I think we have long term plans for this guy in terms of where we see this guy being able to help in the future,” Judge said. “However, in terms of this year, he’s made a lot of progress and if the situation arises and the opportunity comes up, we’re getting him ready to go ahead and help us.”
After a frustrating end to his short Titans tenure, fans will no doubt be interested to see how things play out for Wilson in The Big Apple.
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