Jermaine Eluemunor on His Mindset Going into 2023

Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor is back in the Silver and Black for a third season after a surprisingly impressive second stint.

According to Pro Football Focus, Eluemunor received a 75.3 overall grade, with excellent marks for pass and run blocking. He did have 11 penalties last season however, which was tied for third-most among all offensive linemen.

Eluemunor is looking to improve on that and continue the level of play he sustained last season, as he competes for the right tackle position with players like Thayer Munford Jr., Brandon Parker, and Justin Herron.

Eluemunor addressed the media at training camp on Wednesday and spoke about his mindset going into the 2023 season.

“Yeah, it’s been dope,” Eluemunor said. “This is the first training camp in my career I’ve been able to come in as a starter, but then that adds more pressure. In this camp, it’s more about solidifying my spot than it is earning it. But then also we have talented guys in the room, Thayer [Munford], Brandon [Parker], even Justin [Herron], all of them can play right tackle also. So, it’s more about improving everyday myself and solidifying my spot, but then also finding ways to get better. I have to go against Maxx [Crosby] every single day and [Malcolm] Koonce is developing, he’s getting better and better, and I’m excited to go against Tyree [Wilson] whenever that is. So, that’s what it’s really about this year, more so not really hanging on to last year because that was last year. This year is a brand-new year, it’s a new challenge, and with that challenge comes a lot of people in my face. But first of all, it starts with camp just to solidify my spot.”

Eluemunor played 940 snaps last season, the most in his career by far as he took over the starting right tackle position. Eluemunor will have competition for that spot, but he is working on holding on to it during training camp.

No matter who ends up winning the starting right tackle spot, whether it be Eluemunor or one of the other linemen he is competing against, the improvement of the offensive line last season has a solid chance to continue into 2023.

The Silver and Black open the preseason by hosting the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. PDT.

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