Isaiah Foskey (born October 30, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
 Foskey at the 2023 Senior Bowl | |||||||
| No. 55 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | October 30, 2000 Antioch, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | De La Salle (Concord, California) | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame (2019–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 2 / pick: 40 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
editFoskey was born on October 30, 2000, in Antioch, California.[1] He later attended the De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he played defensive end and tight end on their football team.[1] He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[2] Foskey committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[3][4]
College career
editFoskey played in four games his first year at Notre Dame in 2019 and had five tackles and a blocked punt.[5] As a sophomore in 2020, he had 20 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[6] Foskey returned in 2021 as a starter.[7]
College statistics
edit| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 25 | 122 | 74 | 48 | 26.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) |
264 lb (120 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.58 s | 1.66 s | 2.66 s | 4.41 s | 7.28 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from the NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Foskey was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall pick in the second round 2023 NFL draft.[10] As a rookie, he appeared in ten games in the 2023 season.[11]
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2023 | NO | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NO | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "DE Isaiah Foskey". Notre Dame Insider. December 17, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Whelan Jr., Tim (November 15, 2018). "De La Salle's Henry To'oto'o and Isaiah Foskey receive AAG jerseys". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Webeck, Evan (September 2, 2021). "Football recruiting: Star De La Salle tight end commits to Notre Dame". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (February 6, 2019). "Notre Dame completes 2019 recruiting class with California pass rusher Isaiah Foskey". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ James, Tyler (September 18, 2020). "The evolution of Isaiah Foskey gives Notre Dame's defense another imposing threat". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Lepak, Evan (July 13, 2021). "ND FOOTBALL: Foskey, others looking to help revamp defensive line". Goshen News. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ James, Tyler (September 10, 2021). "Finding Foskey: Unpredictable vyper alignment adds wrinkle to Notre Dame's defense". Notre Dame Insider. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "Isaiah Foskey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Isaiah Foskey College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints draft Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey with pick 40 in the 2023 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "Isaiah Foskey 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.