EAST RUTHERFORD -- Most of the Giants' defensive starters had a light workload in Friday night's preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins.

Eight members of the first-team defense logged seven snaps or less in the Giants' 27-10 loss to the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Two series was enough work for the veterans on defense, but coach Ben McAdoo gave rookie free safety Darian Thompson an extended look in his NFL debut.

Thompson played 28 snaps on defense and another 10 snaps on special teams on Friday. The only other starters in double-digit defensive snaps were strong safety Landon Collins and weak side linebacker Jonathan Casillas, who each played 15 snaps.

Here are some more observations from the snap count totals, which can be found below:

*Sixth-year veteran linebacker Mark Herzlich led the team in snaps on defense (47) and special teams (18). Herzlich, who finds himself in his annual battle for a roster spot, made the most of his playing time. He led the Giants with eight tackles, including one tackle for loss.

*Andre Williams led all running backs with 22 offensive snaps. The third-year pro ran hard, picking up 41 yards on nine carries. Williams also logged 10 snaps on special teams as he battles for a roster spot.

Williams is currently ahead of Orleans Darkwa (5 offensive snaps, 11 special teams snaps) and rookie Paul Perkins (13, 5) on the depth chart.

*Recently acquired cornerback Leon Hall played just five defensive snaps as the slot cornerback in the second-team nickel defense.

*Four wide receivers vying for a roster spot saw limited action on special teams: Roger Lewis (2 special teams snaps), Myles White (2), Darius Power (0) and Tavarres King (0). Finding a special teams role will be helpful to any player trying to land one of the last roster spots.

Only Lewis, who played 32 snaps on offense, recorded a catch in the game.

Here's a complete look at the Giants' snap count totals from the preseason opener:

Offensive snap count totals:



QB Ryan Nassib: 52

OL Brett Jones: 43

OL Bobby Hart: 35

OL Byron Stingily: 35

WR Geremy Davis: 32

OL Ryan Gettis: 32

WR Roger Lewis: 32

OL Ryan Seymour: 32

WR Sterling Shepard: 31

TE Will Tye: 27

RB Andre Williams: 22

TE Matt LaCosse: 21

OL Emmett Cleary: 19

WR Tavarres King: 18

OL Ereck Flowers: 17

OL Justin Pugh: 17

OL Marshall Newhouse: 17

OL Weston Richburg: 17

OL John Jerry: 17

OL Dillon Farrell: 15

RB Paul Perkins: 13

TE Jerell Adams: 12

OL Shane McDermott: 12

QB Logan Thomas: 12

OL Jake Rodgers: 12

WR K.J. Maye: 11

TE Larry Donnell: 11

FB Will Johnson: 11

WR Darius Powe: 10

RB Rashad Jennings: 9

RB Bobby Rainey: 8

WR Myles White: 8

WR Dwayne Harris: 8

FB Nikita Whitlock: 7

WR Kadron Boone: 7

WR Anthony Dable: 7

RB Orleans Darkwa: 5

RB Marshaun Coprich: 4

TE Ryan Malleck: 3

RB Shane Vereen: 3

Defense snap count totals:

LB Mark Herzlich: 47

DE Romeo Okwara: 40

DE Stansly Maponga: 36

CB Michael Hunter: 35

DE Owa Odighizuwa: 34

CB Donte Deayon: 31

LB B.J. Goodson: 30

DE Mike Rose: 30

CB Leon McFadden: 29

FS Darian Thompson: 28

CB Trevin Wade: 26

DT Davon Coleman: 25

DT Louis Nix: 25

DT Jermelle Cudjo: 24

SS Nat Berhe: 23

SS Cooper Taylor: 22

LB Brad Bars: 21

CB Eli Apple: 19

LB Kelvin Sheppard: 19

LB Ishaq Williams: 18

CB Matt Smalley: 17

S Mykkele Thompson: 16

S Andrew Adams: 16

DT Montori Hughes: 16

DT Greg Milhouse: 16

SS Landon Collins: 15

LB Jonathan Casillas: 15

S Justin Currie: 8

S Bennett Jackson: 8

LB Devon Kennard: 7

LB Jasper Brinkley: 7

CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie: 7

DE Jason Pierre-Paul: 7

DE Olivier Vernon: 7

CB Janoris Jenkins: 7

DT Johnathan Hankins: 7

DT Damon Harrison: 5

CB Leon Hall: 5

Special teams snap count totals:

LB Mark Herzlich: 18

S Justin Currie: 14

DE Owa Odighizuwa: 13

CB Trevin Wade: 13

LB B.J. Goodson: 12

TE Jerell Adams: 11

RB Bobby Rainey: 11

FB Nikita Whitlock: 11

RB Orleans Darkwa: 11

CB Leon McFadden: 11

S Mykkele Thompson: 11

RB Andre Williams: 10

FS Darian Thompson: 10

CB Eli Apple: 10

P Brad Wing: 9

WR Geremy Davis: 9

LB Ishaq Williams: 9

S Bennett Jackson: 9

SS Cooper Taylor: 8

LB Brad Bars: 8

DE Romeo Okwara: 7

CB Matt Smalley: 7

LS Zak DeOssie: 6

TE Matt LaCosse: 6

RB Paul Perkins: 5

OL Shane McDermott: 5

DE Stansly Maponga: 5

LB Kelvin Sheppard: 5

K Josh Brown: 4

WR K.J. Maye: 4

S Andrew Adams: 4

LS Tyler Ott: 3

OL Dillon Farrell: 3

CB Michael Hunter: 3

CB Donte Deayon: 3

SS Nat Berhe: 3

DT Montori Hughes: 3

LB Devon Kennard: 3

OL Adam Gettis: 2

WR Roger Lewis: 2

TE Will Tye: 2

TE Larry Donnell: 2

WR Myles White: 2

DE Mike Rose: 2

DT Davon Coleman: 2

DT Louis Nix: 2

DT Jermelle Cudjo: 2

K Tom Obarski: 1

OL Brett Jones: 1

OL Bobby Hart: 1

OL Byron Stingily: 1

OL Ryan Seymour: 1

OL Emmett Cleary: 1

OL Ereck Flowers: 1

OL Justin Pugh: 1

OL Marshall Newhouse: 1

OL John Jerry: 1

WR Dwayne Harris: 1

DT Greg Milhouse: 1

SS Landon Collins: 1

LB Jonathan Casillas: 1

LB Jasper Brinkley: 1

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