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Ian Moore

OT · Ohio State · 2027 NFL Draft class

Limited public coverage2 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
Revised preseason edition · September 6, 20264 min readReport role: OT · Ohio State

Master scouting report

Ian Moore offers a tackle projection built on length, movement and an encouraging ability to stay involved when the first part of a block does not go perfectly. Ohio State’s coaches see the physical and mental capacity for a substantial role, while the game experience remains relatively limited. The appeal is a developmental tackle who can become more dependable as the assignment becomes familiar. The important next step is making the promising responses ordinary, so the protection does not rely on recovery every time the defender creates an early problem.

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01The scale of the college sample

Moore appeared four times as a freshman, then played in all 14 Ohio State games in 2025 and made one start against Purdue. The university records 230 combined offensive and special-teams snaps for that season. That distinction matters: participation in every game is not the same as a full season of starting offensive-line work. The current listing is 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds. His academic record includes repeated Scholar-Athlete recognition and Academic All-Big Ten honors, useful background alongside the actual football experience.

02The tools for a tackle assignment

In Lyle Alenstein’s September report, teammate Luke Montgomery praises Moore’s arm length, hand use, quick feet and explosiveness. Ryan Day emphasizes athletic ability, strength and intelligence while identifying experience as an important remaining step. Those observations help explain the opportunity at left tackle. They describe a foundation for handling space and contact, rather than a guarantee that every protection problem is already solved. Moore’s development should connect the tools to a repeatable set that keeps both the outside rush and the inside response within reach.

03Staying attached when the start is imperfect

Mike Renner’s evaluation of Moore against Miami credits an understanding of angles and an effort to stay attached after losing the initial part of a rep. That is a valuable developmental sign. Pass protection is not a sequence of perfect first contacts, and a tackle needs a way to remain useful when the rusher gains an advantage. The next step is to make recovery a reserve answer rather than the main plan, improving the initial position enough that the quarterback receives a more stable pocket.

04Experience on both sides, still growing

Moore’s Purdue start came at right tackle, while the Miami appearance included replacing Austin Siereveld on the left. Alenstein’s September reporting identifies him with the next starting opportunity at left tackle. The two-sided exposure is useful, but a start and relief work do not establish complete swing-tackle readiness. Each side changes the stance and the relationship to the rusher. The projection becomes more valuable when the same balance and awareness remain available after those adjustments, rather than only in the more familiar setting.

05From a promising response to a reliable assignment

The development priority is consistency through a larger workload. The favorable angle and recovery observations suggest that Moore can process a difficult moment rather than simply lose the play when the opening action fails. A full role will test whether that understanding remains accurate against different approaches and late in a game. The run-game evaluation should grow on its own evidence as well. For that phase, the next step is connecting his movement to useful leverage and sustaining the block long enough for the runner to use the intended lane.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Length, quick feet and useful hand work draw praise from a teammate, with Day also identifying a strong athletic and mental foundation.

  • Encouraging angles and recovery against Miami provide a specific technical reason to pursue the projection.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Limited starting experience leaves the consistency of a full offensive workload unresolved.

  • Recovery ability is valuable, but the projection improves when a more dependable first position reduces how often it is needed.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Moore belongs in a tackle development plan that evaluates his left-side opportunity while retaining the relevance of his right-side experience. A staff should prioritize a stable set, sustained contact and repeatable communication before assuming immediate starting or swing duties. The physical tools can support an ambitious projection if the larger college role establishes the necessary consistency.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Moore has a credible combination of tackle tools and early technical promise. The next advance is turning a favorable limited sample into dependable work across an entire assignment. That would make the length and athletic ability more than reasons for optimism; it would give an NFL team a clearer job to project.

Sources & edition

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

Preseason assessment using college evidence through 2025 and subsequent roster, practice and scouting reporting. This edition does not evaluate 2026 regular-season games or claim a new Draftanomics film study.

Edition reviewed September 7, 2026. Expands the short report with verified participation, actual recovery/angle evaluation and dated coach comments surrounding the left-tackle opportunity.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

View the 3 referenced sources
  • Ian Moore official biographyOhio State Athletics

    Official appearances, one 2025 start, combined offensive/special-teams participation, current dimensions and academic honors.

  • Ian Moore — retained cbs_mike_renner evaluationMike Renner · August 17, 2026

    Against Miami, an encouraging understanding of angles and effort to recover after losing the initial advantage.

  • Moore development and starting opportunityLyle Alenstein · September 3, 2026

    Teammate Luke Montgomery describes length, hands and quick feet; Ryan Day describes athleticism and the need for experience. The report also verifies work on both tackle sides.

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Sources for scouting overview
  1. House assessment

    Ian Moore offers a tackle projection built on length, movement and an encouraging ability to stay involved when the first part of a block does not go perfectly.

  2. House assessment

    Ohio State’s coaches see the physical and mental capacity for a substantial role, while the game experience remains relatively limited.

  3. House assessment

    The appeal is a developmental tackle who can become more dependable as the assignment becomes familiar.

  4. House assessment

    The important next step is making the promising responses ordinary, so the protection does not rely on recovery every time the defender creates an early problem.

Sources for the scale of the college sample
  1. Reported fact

    Moore appeared four times as a freshman, then played in all 14 Ohio State games in 2025 and made one start against Purdue.

  2. Reported fact

    The university records 230 combined offensive and special-teams snaps for that season.

  3. House assessment

    That distinction matters: participation in every game is not the same as a full season of starting offensive-line work.

  4. Reported fact

    The current listing is 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds.

  5. Reported fact

    His academic record includes repeated Scholar-Athlete recognition and Academic All-Big Ten honors, useful background alongside the actual football experience.

Sources for the tools for a tackle assignment
  1. House assessment

    In Lyle Alenstein’s September report, teammate Luke Montgomery praises Moore’s arm length, hand use, quick feet and explosiveness.

  2. House assessment

    Ryan Day emphasizes athletic ability, strength and intelligence while identifying experience as an important remaining step.

  3. House assessment

    Those observations help explain the opportunity at left tackle.

  4. House assessment

    They describe a foundation for handling space and contact, rather than a guarantee that every protection problem is already solved.

  5. House assessment

    Moore’s development should connect the tools to a repeatable set that keeps both the outside rush and the inside response within reach.

Sources for staying attached when the start is imperfect
  1. House assessment

    Mike Renner’s evaluation of Moore against Miami credits an understanding of angles and an effort to stay attached after losing the initial part of a rep.

  2. House assessment

    That is a valuable developmental sign.

  3. House assessment

    Pass protection is not a sequence of perfect first contacts, and a tackle needs a way to remain useful when the rusher gains an advantage.

  4. House assessment

    The next step is to make recovery a reserve answer rather than the main plan, improving the initial position enough that the quarterback receives a more stable pocket.

Sources for experience on both sides, still growing
  1. House assessment

    Moore’s Purdue start came at right tackle, while the Miami appearance included replacing Austin Siereveld on the left.

  2. House assessment

    Alenstein’s September reporting identifies him with the next starting opportunity at left tackle.

  3. House assessment

    The two-sided exposure is useful, but a start and relief work do not establish complete swing-tackle readiness.

  4. House assessment

    Each side changes the stance and the relationship to the rusher.

  5. House assessment

    The projection becomes more valuable when the same balance and awareness remain available after those adjustments, rather than only in the more familiar setting.

Sources for from a promising response to a reliable assignment
  1. House assessment

    The development priority is consistency through a larger workload.

  2. House assessment

    The favorable angle and recovery observations suggest that Moore can process a difficult moment rather than simply lose the play when the opening action fails.

  3. House assessment

    A full role will test whether that understanding remains accurate against different approaches and late in a game.

  4. House assessment

    The run-game evaluation should grow on its own evidence as well.

  5. House assessment

    For that phase, the next step is connecting his movement to useful leverage and sustaining the block long enough for the runner to use the intended lane.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Length, quick feet and useful hand work draw praise from a teammate, with Day also identifying a strong athletic and mental foundation.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Encouraging angles and recovery against Miami provide a specific technical reason to pursue the projection.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Limited starting experience leaves the consistency of a full offensive workload unresolved.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Recovery ability is valuable, but the projection improves when a more dependable first position reduces how often it is needed.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Moore belongs in a tackle development plan that evaluates his left-side opportunity while retaining the relevance of his right-side experience.

  2. House assessment

    A staff should prioritize a stable set, sustained contact and repeatable communication before assuming immediate starting or swing duties.

  3. House assessment

    The physical tools can support an ambitious projection if the larger college role establishes the necessary consistency.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Moore has a credible combination of tackle tools and early technical promise.

  2. House assessment

    The next advance is turning a favorable limited sample into dependable work across an entire assignment.

  3. House assessment

    That would make the length and athletic ability more than reasons for optimism; it would give an NFL team a clearer job to project.

College record & draft context

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

Public Draft Board

Limited public coverage

Not enough sources for a consensus rank. 2 of the 3 contributing public sources required for a numbered rank.

No overall rank, position rank, or movement is assigned.

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 G; 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.
  • Public-source coverage is limited to 2 contributing boards, so no consensus rank is assigned.

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

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'6"
Listed weight
312 lb
Class
Sophomore
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Ohio State
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
New Palestine, IN
Jersey
#69
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#168 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.