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Drew Azzopardi

OT · Washington · via San Diego State · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #125·10 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
September edition · September 11, 20264 min readReport role: OT · Washington

Master scouting report

Drew Azzopardi offers an NFL team an experienced right tackle with a clear physical foundation. His frame and initial protection work can make the edge difficult to penetrate when he reaches the right spot and lands his hands. The uncertainty arrives when the defender changes the exchange. Limited recovery range and inconsistent leverage can make a missed first contact disproportionately costly. His best projection begins as developmental tackle depth with a possible starting path, provided the technique makes the good initial position more repeatable and less dependent on everything happening exactly as planned.

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01The right side is an established job

Washington lists Azzopardi at 6-foot-7 and 325 pounds. He started six games at right tackle for San Diego State in 2023, then all 13 Washington games in 2024. He started 11 more in 2025, missing the Purdue and UCLA games with injury before returning against Oregon. He also started the 2026 opener against Washington State. That history establishes sustained responsibility at the same position across two programs. It gives the evaluation a substantial base without requiring an assumption that experience alone guarantees the next improvement.

02Win the set before winning the block

Potts sees useful initial movement and accurate hands that help Azzopardi cut off an outside rush. He also credits the frame with allowing him to absorb direct power. The combination can make him effective when the first phase of the rep is organized: reach the useful point, meet the defender and hold the line. Draft Buzz likewise identifies convincing protection stretches, although it is less satisfied with consistency across the season. The staff's task is to determine what makes those strong stretches repeatable, rather than treating the best outing as the only relevant version of the player.

03Height needs a workable contact position

Potts' more critical assessment concerns knee bend and the resulting leverage. Azzopardi can meet a defender too high, limiting the force he can transfer and making him vulnerable to being pulled away from his base. Draft Buzz also flags high contact as a problem against compact power rushers. The issue affects the run and pass, even though the assignments differ. Better positioning would let his size remain an advantage after the collision, rather than leave the defender underneath a large target with a useful route to his balance.

04The missed strike changes the whole rep

Potts is less comfortable when Azzopardi must redirect after failing to connect with the first strike. The same evaluation questions his reach-block range and ability to work freely in space. Draft Buzz similarly sees run fits that do not consistently turn the initial track into a useful finish. Those limitations argue for a disciplined early role. An offense should know which angles he can reach and which protection situations require an especially precise set. Asking him to solve every moving target with a late athletic recovery would make the projection broader than the evidence supports.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Initial hand placement and the ability to absorb direct contact give his protection a useful foundation.

  • Several seasons of right-tackle starts establish a defined position and substantial experience.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • High contact and limited knee bend can compromise both leverage and balance.

  • Recovery after a missed strike and blocking range in space remain important restrictions.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Azzopardi fits a right-tackle development plan that emphasizes repeatable protection positions and a run game with manageable angles. Improve the contact height and preserve a stable base through the strike before expanding the difficult space assignments. His experience can make him a useful depth candidate, but a starting role should follow demonstrated consistency against a varied rush plan. The value is a dependable answer at one position, with any additional versatility earned through the work.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Azzopardi has the size, experience and initial protection skill to justify NFL development. The next step is reducing the cost of an imperfect first contact. Better leverage and recovery would give his strong reps a more dependable foundation.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Current Washington identity, listed size and 2026 opener participation are verified. Technical analysis draws on published evaluations of earlier work, excluding conflicting sack totals and unverified timings.

New Draftanomics synthesis reviewed September 11, 2026. This edition adds coverage; it does not replace an earlier master report.

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Sources for the evaluation
  1. House assessment

    Drew Azzopardi offers an NFL team an experienced right tackle with a clear physical foundation.

  2. House assessment

    His frame and initial protection work can make the edge difficult to penetrate when he reaches the right spot and lands his hands.

  3. House assessment

    The uncertainty arrives when the defender changes the exchange.

  4. House assessment

    Limited recovery range and inconsistent leverage can make a missed first contact disproportionately costly.

  5. House assessment

    His best projection begins as developmental tackle depth with a possible starting path, provided the technique makes the good initial position more repeatable and less dependent on everything happening exactly as planned.

Sources for the right side is an established job
  1. Reported fact

    Washington lists Azzopardi at 6-foot-7 and 325 pounds.

  2. Reported fact

    He started six games at right tackle for San Diego State in 2023, then all 13 Washington games in 2024.

  3. Reported fact

    He started 11 more in 2025, missing the Purdue and UCLA games with injury before returning against Oregon.

  4. Reported fact

    He also started the 2026 opener against Washington State.

  5. House assessment

    That history establishes sustained responsibility at the same position across two programs.

  6. House assessment

    It gives the evaluation a substantial base without requiring an assumption that experience alone guarantees the next improvement.

Sources for win the set before winning the block
  1. House assessment

    Potts sees useful initial movement and accurate hands that help Azzopardi cut off an outside rush.

  2. House assessment

    He also credits the frame with allowing him to absorb direct power.

  3. House assessment

    The combination can make him effective when the first phase of the rep is organized: reach the useful point, meet the defender and hold the line.

  4. House assessment

    Draft Buzz likewise identifies convincing protection stretches, although it is less satisfied with consistency across the season.

  5. House assessment

    The staff's task is to determine what makes those strong stretches repeatable, rather than treating the best outing as the only relevant version of the player.

Sources for height needs a workable contact position
  1. House assessment

    Potts' more critical assessment concerns knee bend and the resulting leverage.

  2. House assessment

    Azzopardi can meet a defender too high, limiting the force he can transfer and making him vulnerable to being pulled away from his base.

  3. House assessment

    Draft Buzz also flags high contact as a problem against compact power rushers.

  4. House assessment

    The issue affects the run and pass, even though the assignments differ.

  5. House assessment

    Better positioning would let his size remain an advantage after the collision, rather than leave the defender underneath a large target with a useful route to his balance.

Sources for the missed strike changes the whole rep
  1. House assessment

    Potts is less comfortable when Azzopardi must redirect after failing to connect with the first strike.

  2. House assessment

    The same evaluation questions his reach-block range and ability to work freely in space.

  3. House assessment

    Draft Buzz similarly sees run fits that do not consistently turn the initial track into a useful finish.

  4. House assessment

    Those limitations argue for a disciplined early role.

  5. House assessment

    An offense should know which angles he can reach and which protection situations require an especially precise set.

  6. House assessment

    Asking him to solve every moving target with a late athletic recovery would make the projection broader than the evidence supports.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Initial hand placement and the ability to absorb direct contact give his protection a useful foundation.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Several seasons of right-tackle starts establish a defined position and substantial experience.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    High contact and limited knee bend can compromise both leverage and balance.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Recovery after a missed strike and blocking range in space remain important restrictions.

Sources for nfl role and development
  1. House assessment

    Azzopardi fits a right-tackle development plan that emphasizes repeatable protection positions and a run game with manageable angles.

  2. House assessment

    Improve the contact height and preserve a stable base through the strike before expanding the difficult space assignments.

  3. House assessment

    His experience can make him a useful depth candidate, but a starting role should follow demonstrated consistency against a varied rush plan.

  4. House assessment

    The value is a dependable answer at one position, with any additional versatility earned through the work.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Azzopardi has the size, experience and initial protection skill to justify NFL development.

  2. House assessment

    The next step is reducing the cost of an imperfect first contact.

  3. House assessment

    Better leverage and recovery would give his strong reps a more dependable foundation.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#125
Position rank
OT11
Contributing sources
10
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 35

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset for OT; no statistics are shown for this position.

Evidence notes

  • No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset, so no college statistics are shown.
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 10 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #125.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 35 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Official roster

Listed height
6'7"
Listed weight
325 lb

Washington Athletics · checked September 11, 2026. Listed roster measurements; no verified combine or pro-day testing is included.

Retained profile · August 29, 2026
Listed height
6'7"
Listed weight
322 lb
Class
Senior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Washington
Former school
San Diego State
Hometown
Pacifica, CA
Jersey
#74
Recruiting stars
3-star
Recruiting rank
#1622 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.