NY Giants’ top 10 most important players: No. 9 — G Francis ‘Sisi’ Mauigoa
Francis Mauigoa | Getty ImagesFrancis Sisi' Mauigoa is important to the future of the New York Giants. That should go without saying.
The 21-year-old guard was the 10th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. With Evan Neal (No. 7 in 2022) and Deonte Banks (No. 24 in 2023), Giants fans have seen how much damage missing on a first-round pick can cause.
No one wants to see Mauigoa join the list of first-round failures.
Why, though, does Mauigoa surface here as No. 9 in our countdown of the 10 most important Giants of 2026?
Let's talk about it.
Mauigoa enters training camp expected to be the only new starter on a veteran offensive line that performed well in 2025, particularly in pass protection.
Mauigoa represents the kind of offensive lineman John Harbaugh wants for a team expected to prioritize running the football. At his introductory press conference, Harbaugh said he wanted a team that is physical and tough. That's capable of overwhelming their opponent from beginning to end and especially at the end."
Drafting Mauigoa was a step toward building that on offense. He is more of a mauler than anyone else on the team's offensive line.
He is what Big Blue View's Chris Pflum called a people mover" after the Giants drafted him with the pick they received by sending Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Mauigoa is a powerful player with very good mobility for a guard. The addition of Mauigoa will help to not only upgrade the Giants' pass protection as well as add a people-mover to their running game.
If the Giants' offensive line is to become the powerful run-blocking unit Harbaugh wants, Mauigoa will be a central figure.
Giants offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren is excited about what Mauigoa can bring to the Giants.
Completely in love with football.And I think not just playing football, but the ability to prepare the right way and the desire to prepare the right way.So really pleased," Bloomgren said. I think he comes in with a great baseline of knowledge.I think you look back at him being coached by Alex Mirabal [Miami offensive line coach] and nobody in college football is teaching it better and getting a better product out there than Alex.And so that's really nice.
You're able to see the college film, see how it will translate to our system, and it just made Sisi a real good easy proposition if we could get him."
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