It’s transfer portal season in college football, and Oregon left tackle Isaiah World is a testament to how important this time is for teams with eyes on the 2027 National Championship. World was 2025’s second-ranked transfer portal recruit after 35 career starts for the Nevada Wolfpack, and the Oregon Ducks landed him to replace 2025 first-round pick Josh Conerly Jr. on Dante Moore’s blindside.
Obviously, the results haven’t been detrimental to a Mighty Ducks squad that has advanced to the semifinals. However, has that stamped the toolsy, athletic left tackle as an early draft pick? Where could the former five-star transfer call home in 2026?
Las Vegas Raiders
At this moment, World’s tape might be a bit too bumpy to be a first-round pick, so the obvious landing spots might be teams that need tackle help and aren’t going there in Round 1.
That’s almost certainly the Las Vegas Raiders, who are projected to take either world’s teammate, Dante Moore, or Fernando Mendoza inside the top-three picks of the 2026 NFL Draft. Vegas’ gamble on Geno Smith landed on red as Smith’s 17 interceptions lead the NFL entering Week 18.
Left tackle isn’t a massive concern for the Raiders if Kolton Miller, who missed all but four games of 2025, is back healthy, but right tackle is a larger issue considering DJ Glaze surrendered 10 sacks this campaign entering Week 18.
John Spytek worked under Jason Licht in Tampa Bay, a team that consistently invests its Day 1 or 2 picks in its offensive line. His third-round selection of Charles Grant in 2025 didn’t bear much fruit so that he could re-roll with a prospect like Isaiah World this year.
Miami Dolphins
On paper, entering 2025, the Miami Dolphins’ tackle situation looked problematic, but to the credit of Patrick Paul and Larry Borom, the two have surrendered just six total sacks this season. The preseason starter at right tackle, Austin Jackson, has only played six games.
However, a good portion of that might also be thanks to a Miami offense designed to keep Tua Tagovailoa healthy with short, quick passes. How would the duo hold up under more strenuous passing situations? That much remains to be seen.
With the Dolphins likely moving on from Tagovailoa to a new option, such as Mike McDaniel or a new coach, they could opt for better blindside protection that will reform the verticality of this offense closer to its 2023 version.
At worst, Isaiah World is a quality depth option at one of the league’s hardest positions to solve. Miami will likely address its defensive back seven with its first-round choice.
Cleveland Browns
With 11 picks (and 4 in the first three rounds), the Browns have ammo to address their glaring needs.
Some might say that it’s the quarterback, but Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders might provide enough substance to wait until 2027 and take advantage of a 2026 class that’s deep at their strongest needs: offensive tackle and wide receiver.
Cleveland has the worst Offensive Line Impact (OLi) grade at PFSN in large part due to a tackle group that’s combined to allow 72 pressures, the most in the NFL at the position. Cam Robinson, KT Leveston, and a poor, injury-plagued year for Jack Conklin provide no hope on the edge going into 2026.
It was fully expected that the Browns would double-dip at tackle. If they use one of their first-round picks on a cornerstone right tackle prospect like Francis Mauigoa or Spencer Fano, World is a high-upside pick on Day 2 for the left side of the line.
Green Bay Packers
The world is a bit of a project, so what might be best for him is a spot where he won’t be asked to shoulder the load entirely right away. A marriage with the Green Bay Packers might be beneficial for both parties.
Green Bay has a pair of solid tackles on paper in Rasheed Walker and Zach Tom, but the Pack are also, surprisingly, sixth from the bottom in OLi at PFSN. Walker, the former seventh-round pick in 2022, has allowed five sacks and committed five penalties.
It’s not the end of the world if the Packers head into 2026 running it back at those spots, but World has the frame, footwork, and athleticism to be a building block on the left side in front of Jordan Love for over a decade.
Plus, the World hasn’t missed a start in three years at Oregon, which will be welcome news to Packers fans who had to cross their fingers for years as former left tackle David Bakhtiari struggled to stay healthy.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Without a first-round pick, the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars have the luxury of not really having any major holes for a team in contention to win the Super Bowl at the end of Liam Coen’s first season.
Jacksonville has four picks on Day 2, though. That’s most likely where the toolsy World will come off the board, so that alone might make the Jags a suitor should Coen decide one of their best potential uses of draft capital is depth at offensive tackle.
Like Green Bay, Jacksonville’s OLi score at PFSN (67.3; 23rd in the NFL) doesn’t really match their win-loss record. Current left tackle Cole Van Lanen, a 2021 sixth-rounder by the aforementioned Packers, just inked a new deal, but he’s had snaps at four different positions rather than being a cornerstone there.
This team still seems to be on the search for Trevor Lawrence’s undisputed protector, and World seems like the type of high-risk, high-reward investment in the third round that James Gladstone has made the signature trait of his brief tenure atop the Jaguars’ front office.
Isaiah World Scouting Report: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Top Comps
There is perhaps no position in the draft where traits do as much of the work as offensive tackle, and Isaiah World has “traits” covered. At 6’8″ and roughly 310 pounds, World is the imposing, massive force that you’d cast in a movie to play left tackle in the NFL. However, he did start 10 games at right tackle as a freshman in Reno, offering versatility for a team that has its blindside entrenched.
Athleticism matches that frame, as well. World played basketball in high school, which is evident in his footwork and the way he’s able to contort his body. On his best sets, it’s undeniable that he has the strength to eschew arc rushers around the edge with a solid punch. His 34.5″ arms often go to work in obvious passing situations, and he’s a mauler in the run game that eats space quickly.
Frankly, to survive against Mountain West competition at his size was simple, so his technique is not refined, and his habits get sloppy. There are certain snaps where he’s out to lunch and badly beaten like this rep in the Orange Bowl. He’s committed a whopping 39 penalties in the last four seasons due to some of these mistakes.
Hand placement can be a dicey proposition for World, as well. With a penalty, a sack, and a tackle for loss allowed, it was a bit discouraging that he had arguably his roughest day of 2025-26 against Texas Tech, who, behind David Bailey and Romello Height, formed the most prolific defensive front that Oregon has faced this year.
There aren’t many humans on Earth with the World’s combination of size and athleticism, so if he posts a blazing speed score and quality agility metrics at the combine, he’ll go in the first three rounds. It’ll take plenty of continued development for him to reach the Pro Bowl potential that his frame possesses.
Athletically, the World’s best comparison might be 2013’s No. 1 overall pick, Eric Fisher. Behind a tall, athletic frame, there is similar impressive tape of mauling Group of 5 opposition. We’ll see if Isaiah World visits the Senior Bowl, where Fisher really started to rise.
Fisher, who made his first Pro Bowl in 2018, might have waited even longer if he had transferred to face tougher competition in his final collegiate season, rather than having only played at Central Michigan. Though the World will now go much later in the draft, it’s possible this season at Oregon will help him excel at the NFL level much sooner.
