Preliminary 2026 OT Preview … We notes in the previous preview that the edge rushers might be the most impactful position at the upcoming draft. However, while the DE/ERs may have the most upfront talent for 2026, no position is deeper than the OTs; in fact, we’re not sure any position has ever been deeper than how the OT situation is shaping up for this coming April. Miami’s Francis Mauigoa and 365-pound Alabama road-grader Kadyn Proctor, for example, both currently have top 10 grades, while scouts think that Isaiah World who transferred to Oregon from Nevada this off-season may have the most upside of any of this year’s tackles. He’s a 6-8 former basketball player with great feet who could be truly dominant at the next level if he can consistently maintain his pad level drive blocking. In fact, we expect that pro scouts are already planning their visits to Oregon to watch World go head-to-head against Ducks’ DE Matayo Uaigalelei, who has arguably the highest ceiling at that position.
At the same time, there’s literally a small army of really good second-tier OT prospects including the Utah duo of Caleb Lomu and Spencer Fano, along with Austin Barber of Florida, Notre Dame’s Aamil Wagner, Xavier Chaplin of Auburn, Kage Casey of Boise State, Penn State’s Drew Shelton, Caleb Tiernan of Northwestern, Blake Miller of Clemson and Ohio State’s Ethan Onianwa each of whom have solid second-day grades, along with at least some late first-round potential. And teams that wait until the middle rounds to address the position will still have some productive prospects to check out including the likes of Gennings Dunker of Iowa, Illinois’ JC Davis, Trey Zuhn of Texas A&M, Riley Mahlman of Wisconsin and PJ Williams of SMU.
