New York Giants Training Camp Preview: C Austin Schlottmann

In the course of retooling their offensive line to be competitive in the 2024 season, the New York Giants have shown that they place a high premium on versatile linemen who can tap into different spots on the starting front. 

Austin Schlottmann belongs to that party, but he’ll need to improve on some of his protections if he has aspirations to compete for the team’s roster. 

A sixth-year player who went undrafted out of TCU, Schlottmann mostly held down the middle for his first three seasons with the Horned Frogs before doing some left and right guard duties at the start of his senior campaign. 

In his two NFL stints, Schlottmann began by playing 449 snaps at right guard for the Denver Broncos, who moved him to the practice squad for most of the 2021 season. He then left for Minnesota and became their center on a rotational basis. 

In those same stops, Schlottmann has contributed to field goal protection units, amassing 254 snaps and not allowing a single blocked kick under his watch, which is emphasized by his grades of 61.7 or higher in four of his five professional campaigns. 

Schlottmann enters his first training camp with the Giants boasting 1,056 total snaps, 713 in pass protection, and 353 blocking for rushing schemes. His run blocking came back with modest grades in that span, but protecting the quarterback has been an issue outside of the 2023 season, as Schlottmann registered grades below 46.1 in the three years prior.

Height: 6-6
Weight: 300 lbs
Exp.: 6 Years
College: TCU
How Acquired: FA-24

Schlottmann was the second most-played center on the Minnesota Vikings last season, accumulating 249 offensive snaps in six games behind starter Garrett Bradbury. Most of his work came in the first four weeks of the season when Bradbury was sidelined with a back injury that lingered from the 2022 season. 

Schlottmann played in 178 snaps as a pass blocker and recorded the best grading of his NFL career of 72.3. He gave up just seven total pressures, including only one sack and one quarterback hit, and was penalized just one time for a very clean protection performance. 

The only other game Schlottmann appeared for the Vikings came in Week 14 against Las Vegas, when he saw two snaps at left guard.