On Monday, Colorado offensive lineman Isaiah Jatta committed to Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program. Jatta recently visited both BYU and USC. The Provo visit was successful enough for Jatta to commit to BYU and end his transfer recruitment. BYU initially recruited his Jatta from Snow College. He was a highly coveted recruit at the time, holding competing offers from Auburn, South Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Utah, and more. After an eventful year in Colorado, Jatta entered the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining.
After entering the transfer portal, Jatta received competing offers from San Diego State, Texas State, and USC. You can check out some clips from his last season with Colorado below.
Last year at the University of Colorado under head coach Deion Sanders, Jatta appeared in 11 games for the Buffaloes, primarily on special teams. Jatta started one game with a tackle against UCLA. In that game, Jatta struggled against his very good UCLA pass rush. Jatta had 34 pass blocks and allowed four pressures. Jatta didn't play great, but he was part of a dysfunctional Colorado offensive line that struggled to play together all season. The talent that made him a coveted recruit from Snow College is still there.
Jatta spent two years at Snow College before signing with Colorado as part of the 2023 signing class. At Snow, he was named a 2022 NJCAA Football First Team All-American.
BYU lacks depth at tackle and Jatta will provide that for BYU in 2024. He could also seek a starting spot at right tackle. Adding Jetta to the mix completes BYU's offensive line for next season.
