A junior college success story who worked his way from Snow College to a starting left tackle job at BYU before signing with Las Vegas.
Isaiah Jatta is a rookie offensive tackle who signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent after starting at left tackle for BYU in 2025. The La Mesa, California native took the long road through junior college and multiple Power Four stops before locking down a starting role with the Cougars.
Path to the league
Jatta was a three-star recruit out of Helix High School who spent two seasons at Snow College, earning NJCAA First Team All-American honors in 2022. He then played at Colorado in 2023 before transferring to BYU, where he became the starting left tackle in 2025, and he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2026.
Career highlights
After limited action at Colorado and as a reserve at BYU in 2024, Jatta broke through in 2025 by starting all 14 games at left tackle for the Cougars and earning third-team All-Big 12 recognition.
2025 season recap
Jatta started all 14 games at left tackle for BYU in 2025, a breakout season that earned him third-team All-Big 12 honors and set up his undrafted free agent signing with the Raiders.
Sources
- ESPN: Isaiah Jatta
- Deseret News: BYU football - Isaiah Jatta brings passion to BYU's offensive line
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Offensive Tackle
- Group
- offense
- College
- BYU
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
