Former Purdue OL Marcus Mbow Dominant in 2 NFL Preseason Games With New York Giants
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Marcus Mbow is starting to look like one of the biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft. The former Purdue star has been absolutely dominant for the New York Giants along the offensive line in the first two games of the preseason.
Saturday, the Giants had their second preseason game of the year, playing the New York Jets. Following the 31-12 win, more of Mbow's impressive numbers were revealed.
In 29 pass protection snaps in Saturday's game, Mbow didn't allow a single pressure. In his first NFL preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, he allowed just one pressure on 35 pass protection snaps.
Mbow has played a total of 64 pass protection snaps across two games and has allowed just one pressure, with no sacks and no quarterback hits, per Big Blue Film Room. That's pretty good for a rookie offensive lineman.
#Giants rookie Marcus Mbow is a football bully. Looks to bury guys into dirt. I still haven't heard a good explanation for why he slipped to RD5. I know scouts who had him in RD3. pic.twitter.com/ql6oyR7Qqm
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) August 17, 2025
Although he played on a struggling Purdue team last season, many believed Mbow would be selected within the first three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. Instead, he slipped to the fifth round and was selected by the Giants at No. 154 overall.
So far, it looks like New York got a bargain for its newest offensive lineman.
The Giants have just one game remaining in the preseason, playing the New England Patriots on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. New York is currently 2-0 in the preseason.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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