Washington football extends offer to rising four-star Hawaii OT

Even as the Washington Huskies make the short lists for some of their top offensive line targets in the 2027 class, Jedd Fisch’s coaching staff hasn’t stopped the nationwide search for more talent in the trenches.

On Monday, that search took Fisch and offensive line coach Michael Switzer to Hawaii, where Washington became the latest program to offer four-star offensive tackle Isaiah Bertola, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound product of Farrington High School in Honolulu.

Ranked as the No. 34 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in the state by the 247Sports Composite, Bertola has received significant interest from all over the country, with Arizona, Auburn, Nebraska, Penn State, and Utah among the 18 programs that have offered him a scholarship.

The Huskies have made some promising headway with some of their top targets at tackle in the 2027 class, including three-star DaJohn Yarborough, who added UW to his top ten on Tuesday, and legacy Tye Kennedy, while they’re still pushing for four-star Jake Hildebrand, three-star Ben Lowther, and several others, but that hasn’t stopped them from getting in the mix for Bertola.

On film, Bertola is a very agile mover in space who runs well and can get out in front as a lead blocker. He also plays with good strength and can mirror pass rushers effectively, and as he adds weight to his frame, he has the potential to develop into a strong tackle at the Power 4 level.

As Washington continues to explore its options up front in the 2027 class, Bertola could quickly turn into a priority target for Fisch’s coaching staff. Washington has traditionally found a lot of success recruiting in Hawaii, but the Huskies have signed just two players from the state since he took over: quarterback Treston Kini McMillan and linebacker Ramzak Fruean, who moved from Hawaii to Washington ahead of his junior season.

If the Huskies were to heavily pursue Bertola, he could help continue a pipeline that UW has been able to rely on for over 30 years.