Isaiah Chisom
Isaiah Chisom
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray and Deshaun Foster. The receipt: 17 tackles, 1 TFL against Utah — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 84 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 75 | 30 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 14 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 173 | 79 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 42–37
vs Penn State
8 TOT · 6 SOLO
Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Coleman Cauley’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Coleman on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derrell Farrar's junior season at Liberty (2025).
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