Las Vegas Raiders: 3 Bold Predictions for the 2022 rookie class

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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JANUARY 11: Thayer Munford #75 of the Ohio State Buckeyes leaves the field following the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium on January 11, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Las Vegas Raiders: 3 Bold Predictions for the 2022 rookie class

Bold Prediction 1: Thayer Munford Jr. makes the 53-man roster

7th-round selections in the NFL Draft have the toughest time of any selection making the 53-man opening week roster. With the least risk and investment of any other selections, NFL teams often do not feel tied to their seventh-round picks.

In fact, the odds of a seventh-round selection making the roster are speculated to be as low as 30-35 percent.

In steps, OT Thayer Munford Jr. The Raiders selected Munford Jr. with the 238th overall pick in the seventh round out of Ohio State. This pick was viewed by many as a high-value one, as some projections had Munford going as high as pick 158.

Munford arrived at Ohio State as a three-star prospect out of Cincinnati and started 45 total games for the Buckeyes in his four-year career. In over 1,700 career pass-blocking snaps, Munford allowed just sixty-one pressures and six total sacks. For those doing the math, that is only one sack for every 283 snaps.

Munford was also voted a captain during his time as a Buckeye and earned both All Big-Ten and All-American honors. He had an outstanding collegiate career.

Now, he steps into Las Vegas, and a team with their offensive line is anything but solidified. With a track record as a great leader and success at the highest level of college football, it would be shocking to see Munford be left off the 53-man roster after final cuts.

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