Isaiah Foskey
Foskey at the 2023 Senior Bowl | |||||||
| No. 51 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | October 30, 2000 Antioch, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | De La Salle (Concord, California) | ||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2019–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 2nd round, 40th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2025 | |||||||
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Isaiah Ulysses Foskey (born October 30, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Foskey 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
[edit | edit source]Foskey 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 | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
[edit | edit source]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]
On August 26, 2025, Foskey was waived by the Saints as part of final roster cuts.[12]
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]On September 9, 2025, Foskey was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad.[13] He was signed to the active roster on November 21.[14]
NFL career statistics
[edit | edit source]| 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 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 27 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2000 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football defensive ends
- De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Players of American football from Antioch, California
- New Orleans Saints players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- 21st-century American sportsmen