Weston Richburg

Giants center Weston Richburg was named one of Pro Football Focus' breakout players in 2015. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Weston Richburg was undoubtedly one of the bright spots of the Giants' 2015 season.

The 2014 second-round pick out of Colorado State moved to his natural position, center, after spending his rookie year at guard and had a sensational campaign, putting himself in Pro Bowl consideration.

As a result, Richburg has been named Pro Football Focus' No. 2 breakout player of the year, trailing only Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor.

Richburg had a cumulative season grade of +20.6 on 1,035 snaps in 2015, according to PFF, after getting a -9.5 grade on 1,058 snaps in 2014. A 0.0 grade is considered average on PFF's grading scale.

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The Giants really struggled on the edge of their offensive line, but quietly had one of the better interiors around. Richburg's improvement was a key part of that. He allowed just a single knockdown and 12 combined pressures for the second-highest pass protection grade. Richburg isn't the best in the ground game, but did post the highest screen-blocking grade (+5.0) in the league amongst all offensive lineman.

The Giants do not have many team strengths at the moment. But offensive line is one of them. With left guard Justin Pugh, left tackle Ereck Flowers and Richburg, the Giants have three young linemen to build around. They will need to address the right guard and right tackle positions this offseason, but with a fourth promising young lineman in Bobby Hart in the mix as a potential starter and plenty of cap space, the goal should be to construct a unit that can perform at a high level for years to come.

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