Thayer Munford Jr.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Thayer Munford Jr. was signed by the New England Patriots to the 53-man roster from the Cleveland practice squad on November 25, 2025 ... Originally drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft ... Released by Las Vegas (8/27/25) ... Signed by New England to the practice squad (8/29/25) ... Signed by Cleveland to the 53-man roster from the New England practice squad (9/24/25) ... Released by Cleveland (10/13/25) ... Signed by Cleveland to the practice squad (10/15/25).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2025 (6/2, 3/0)

• Signed to the New England 53-man roster from the Cleveland practice squad on Nov. 25.
• Made his Patriots debut vs. the N.Y. Giants (12/1) and saw his first action on field goals and extra points. Also contributed as a tackle-eligible tight end.
• Took two snaps at left tackle in the third quarter vs. Buffalo (12/14) when T Vederian Lowe reported as tackle-eligible. His other eight snaps came as a tackle-eligible tight end, with the snaps he came in producing 122 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Saw action at tackle-eligible tight end and entered the game at Baltimore (12/21) at right tackle when T Morgan Moses left the game with a knee injury in the first quarter. Moses returned to action late in the second quarter. Munford himself also then left with an injury in the second quarter, but returned in the third quarter.
• Made his first start with New England at the N.Y. Jets (12/28) as tackle-eligible tight end. 
• Started for the second-consecutive game vs. Miami (1/4/26) as a tackle-eligible tight end. He also lined up at fullback in the first quarter, lead blocking for RB TreVeyon Henderson on a 7-yard run from the Patriots 15-yard line.

2025 (0/0 - CLEVELAND)

• Began the season on the New England practice squad before being signed to the Cleveland 53-man roster from New England's practice squad on Sept. 24. He was released from the 53-man roster on Oct. 13 and re-signed to the practice squad.
• Inactive at Detroit (9/28), vs. Minnesota (10/5) and at Pittsburgh (10/12).
• Went to training camp with Las Vegas.

2024 (14/4 - LAS VEGAS)

• Played in 14 games with four starts, three at right tackle and one at left tackle.
• Did not have a single penalty against him all season.
• Inactive vs. Cleveland (9/29), at Denver (10/6) and vs. Pittsburgh (10/13) due to injury.

2023 (15/10 - LAS VEGAS) 

• Played in 15 games with 10 starts, six at right tackle and four at left tackle.
• Started at right tackle at Detroit (10/30) and helped pave the way for RB Josh Jacobs to notch his 43rd rushing touchdown of his career, the second most in Raiders history by a player in his first five NFL seasons.
• Inactive vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/5) due to injury.
• Started at left tackle at Kansas City (12/25) and was part of an offensive line that paved the way for RB Zamir White to rush for a career-high 145 yards on 22 attempts (6.6 avg).
• Inactive vs. Denver (1/7).

2022 (17/4 - LAS VEGAS)

• Played in all 17 games with four starts, two at right tackle and two at tackle eligible tight end. 
• Made his NFL debut at the L.A. Chargers (9/11). 
• Made his first career start at Tennessee (9/25), lining up at right tackle.
• Helped pave the way for Jacobs' career-high 229 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns at Seattle (11/27).
• Allowed time for QB Jarrett Stidham to pass for a career-high 365 yards and 3 touchdowns vs. San Francisco (1/1). 

COLLEGE

• Spent five years at Ohio State from 2017-21, appearing in 58 games with 45 starts.
• Was a member of four consecutive Big Ten championship teams and two College Football Playoff teams during his career, helping the Buckeyes' offense to 11 top-five national statistical rankings.
• Was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection (2020-21) by coaches and media, while earning second-team All-Big Ten in 2019 and honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2018.
• In 2021, started 12 games for an offense that ranked first in the nation in total offense (561.2 avg.) and scoring (45.7 avg.).
• In 2020, started all seven games and was part of an offensive line that helped the team finish seventh in the nation in yards per game (519.4 avg.) and eighth in rushing yards per game (256.8 avg.).
• In 2019, started 13 games and helped pave the way for RB J.K. Dobbins to become the first running back in school history to surpass 2,000 yards in a season.
• In 2018, started 13 games for an offense that led the Big Ten in total yards per game (535.6 avg.) and passing touchdowns (51).

PERSONAL

• Helped La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) to consecutive Division II state championships from 2014-15, where he was named first-team All-Greater Catholic League and third team Associated Press All-State. He also competed in track and field.
• Spent his senior season at Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio.