Isaiah Foskey
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Isaiah Foskey
| image = Isaiah Foskey.png
| alt =
| caption = Foskey at the 2023 Senior Bowl
| current_team = New Orleans Saints
| number = 55
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|30}}
| birth_place = Antioch, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 270
| high_school = De La Salle {{avoid wrap|(Concord, California)}}
| college = Notre Dame (2019–2022)
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 40
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Consensus All-American (2022)
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 25
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 =
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 =
| pfr = FoskIs00
}}
Isaiah Ulysses 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 for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life
Foskey was born on October 30, 2000, in Antioch, California.{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2018 |title=DE Isaiah Foskey |url=https://www.ndinsider.com/story/recruiting/2018/12/17/de-isaiah-foskey/118436106/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Notre Dame Insider}} He later attended the De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he played defensive end and tight end on their football team. He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl.{{Cite web |last=Whelan Jr. |first=Tim |date=November 15, 2018 |title=De La Salle's Henry To'oto'o and Isaiah Foskey receive AAG jerseys |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/de-la-salles-henry-tootoo-and-isaiah-foskey-receive-aag-jerseys |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports}} Foskey committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.{{Cite web |last=Webeck |first=Evan |date=September 2, 2021 |title=Football recruiting: Star De La Salle tight end commits to Notre Dame |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/02/football-recruiting-star-de-la-salle-tight-end-commits-to-notre-dame/ |access-date=September 27, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Notre Dame completes 2019 recruiting class with California pass rusher Isaiah Foskey |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2019/02/06/california-end-isaiah-foskey-completes-notre-dame-recruiting-class/2779028002/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=The Indianapolis Star}}
College career
Foskey played in four games his first year at Notre Dame in 2019 and had five tackles and a blocked punt.{{Cite web |last=James |first=Tyler |date=September 18, 2020 |title=The evolution of Isaiah Foskey gives Notre Dame's defense another imposing threat |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/2020/09/18/he-evolution-of-isaiah-foskey-gives-notre-dames-defense-another-imposing-threa/116056640/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=South Bend Tribune}} As a sophomore in 2020, he had 20 tackles and 4.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Lepak |first=Evan |date=July 13, 2021 |title=ND FOOTBALL: Foskey, others looking to help revamp defensive line |url=https://www.goshennews.com/across_indiana/nd-football-foskey-others-looking-to-help-revamp-defensive-line/article_3b54d63a-e41a-11eb-817d-1f58b05d0b9e.html |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Goshen News}} Foskey returned in 2021 as a starter.{{Cite web |last=James |first=Tyler |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Finding Foskey: Unpredictable vyper alignment adds wrinkle to Notre Dame's defense |url=https://www.ndinsider.com/story/sports/football/2021/09/10/isaiah-foskeys-changing-alignment-adds-wrinkle-notre-dame-defense/8265230002/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Notre Dame Insider}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan="14" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}"| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan="2" | Games ! colspan="4" | Tackles ! colspan="4" | Interceptions ! colspan="3" | 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 |
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/isaiah-foskey-1.html Career] || 41 || 25 || 122 || 74 || 48 || 26.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 3 || 0 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 1/8
| weight = 264
| dash = 4.58
| ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.41
| cone drill = 7.28
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 5
| bench = 22
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from the NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Isaiah Foskey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/isaiah-foskey/3200464f-5308-1863-3f04-6cde65dd0aa3 |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029882&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Isaiah Foskey College Football Profile |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Foskey was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall pick in the second round 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2023 |title=New Orleans Saints draft Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey with pick 40 in the 2023 NFL Draft |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/isaiah-foskey-2023-nfl-draft-notre-dame-defensive-end-saints-draft-pick-40 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=NewOrleansSaints.com}} As a rookie, he appeared in ten games in the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Isaiah Foskey 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoskIs00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 17|| 0 || 16 || 4 || 12 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoskIs00.htm Career] | 27 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/players-roster/isaiah-foskey/ New Orleans Saints bio]
- [https://und.com/roster/isaiah-foskey/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
{{2022 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Players of American football from Antioch, California