Isaiah Foskey
Isaiah Foskey
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Isaiah Foskey has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Notre Dame. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-America (AFCA). The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2.5 TFL against USC, Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Notre Dame, 22 sacks, an All-American season (2022) — drafted at #40 overall by New Orleans.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2022)
2 first-team selectors
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR13 · Consensus All-American
Consensus All-American. Recognized by a majority of the selectors.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2022)
2 first-team selectors
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 44 | 23 | 13.5 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 52 | 38 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 96 | 61 | 26.0 | 21.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 35–14
vs Clemson
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 21-point win at home against Clemson.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Thomas’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anto Saka's senior season at Northwestern (2025).
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