Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Notre Dame
Isaiah Foskey
DL • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Antioch, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Foskey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Isaiah Foskey built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Antioch, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Isaiah Foskey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 40
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Isaiah Foskey, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame. Isaiah Foskey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 31
- Sacks
- 26
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Foskey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · DL
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · De La Salle · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 9 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DL 45th (top 5%) · FBS Independents 32nd (top 10%) · National 721st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 46.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 76 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 47 | 11.5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 44 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Foskey played DL for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Isaiah Foskey recorded 120 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 31.5 primary output with 40.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
38.2
Usage
11.8
Consistency
51.6
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Marshall: 2. California: 5.5. North Carolina: 1.5. BYU: 1. Stanford: 1. UNLV: 7. Syracuse: 4. Clemson: 2. Navy: 0. Boston College: 2. USC: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Marshall: 5 by 40.8. California: 4 by 66.7. North Carolina: 5 by 35.8. BYU: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. UNLV: 5 by 70.8. Syracuse: 3 by 52.5. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 1 by 24.2. USC: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.9 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ USCSplash game | L 27-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 44-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Navy | W 35-32 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs ClemsonSplash game | W 35-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 41-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UNLV2+ sacks · Splash game | W 44-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Stanford | L 14-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs BYU | W 28-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ North Carolina | W 45-32 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 24-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs MarshallSplash game | L 21-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ohio State | L 10-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Foskey story
Isaiah Foskey built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Antioch, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Isaiah Foskey's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 26 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Isaiah Foskey's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 79 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Isaiah Foskey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2019-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 10.3 | 2.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 15.5 | 28.7 | 7.6 | 14.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 31.5 | 40.9 | 11.4 | 16 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 31.5 | 40.9 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 30 | 38.2 | 11.8 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 1 · W 41-38
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 8 · W 44-21
7
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 8 · W 31-16
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 2 · W 27-13
5.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 3 · W 27-13
4
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
31.5 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Notre Dame
76
31.5 primary · 40.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
70.8
30 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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