Pursuit
One thing that Thayer Munford Jr. doesn’t do is quit on plays.
A big strength of the Ohio State tackle is that he plays through the whistle and will always do what it takes for the play to keep going. With Munford’s massive 6-foot-6, 320-pound frame, he does a good job of maintaining blocks, as well as picking up on multiple assignments that come with defensive line stunts and blitzes. While he did get a lot of snaps at guard in college, his ability to use his length gives him the chance to succeed at tackle at the next level.
“It was something that I wanted to do for myself,” Munford said on his switch from tackle to guard in college. “I played three years [at] left tackle and I always saw myself as a versatile-type player, and I wanted to play guard too. So, I played guard this year. I think I did pretty well at guard. This year was basically on me, I brought it up to the coaches and the coaches never forced me to play guard. I said, ‘Yeah, I’m a team player. Let’s do this…