Isaiah Foskey

Foskey played in eight games in his first season with the Bengals in 2025, after spending the previous two years with New Orleans ... Originally a second-round draft pick of the Saints in 2023, he has seen action in 35 career games as a rotational pass rusher and special teams contributor ... Career totals include 19 tackles, a half-sack and one PD defensively, along with 11 special teams stops ... Had five-year college career (2019-22) at the University of Notre Dame, playing his final season in '22 under former Fighting Irish and current Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden ... Led Notre Dame in sacks in each of his final two seasons, and was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2022.

Foskey played in eight games in his first season with the Bengals in 2025, after spending the previous two years with New Orleans ... Originally a second-round draft pick of the Saints in 2023, he has seen action in 35 career games as a rotational pass rusher and special teams contributor ... Career totals include 19 tackles, a half-sack and one PD defensively, along with 11 special teams stops ... Had five-year college career (2019-22) at the University of Notre Dame, playing his final season in '22 under former Fighting Irish and current Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden ... Led Notre Dame in sacks in each of his final two seasons, and was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2022.

Career transactions: Selected by New Orleans in second round of NFL Draft (40th overall) on 4-28-23 ... Signed with Saints on 7-19-23 ... Waived by Saints on 8-26-25 ... Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 9-9-25 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 11-21-25 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 1-5-26.

Pro career:

2023—Played in 10 games as a rookie for New Orleans ... Inactive for seven contests ... Recorded 10 tackles (five solos), with a half-sack, and had one PD ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 18 at Carolina (no statistics) ... Notched season-high four tackles on Sept. 24 at Green Bay ... Registered first career half-sack on Oct. 29 at Indianapolis, helping bring down QB Gardner Minshew for three-yard loss in fourth quarter.

2024—Played in all 17 games for New Orleans ... Tallied seven defensive tackles ... Ranked fourth on team with nine special teams tackles ... Posted one solo defensive tackle and three ST stops in season opener on Sept. 8 vs. Carolina ... Had season-high three defensive tackles and one ST tackle on Oct. 7 at Kansas City.

2025—Played in eight games for Cincinnati (two as practice squad elevation) ... Spent seven games on Bengals' practice squad ... Was not with NFL team for first week of season, then signed to Cincinnati's practice squad on Sept. 9 ... Recorded two defensive tackles and two special teams tackles ... Lined up for eight special teams snaps in Bengals debut on Oct. 16 vs. Pittsburgh ... Signed to active roster on Nov. 21 ... Had a defensive tackle and ST tackle on Nov. 27 at Baltimore ... Lined up for season-high 17 defensive snaps and posted a tackle on Dec. 21 at Miami.

College: Spent four seasons (2019-22) at Notre Dame ... Played in 41 games with 27 starts ... Finished career with school-record 26.5 sacks ... Logged 122 total tackles (74 solos), with 31.5 TFLs, while recording two PDs, seven FFs, three FRs and four blocked punts ... Led team in sacks as a junior (2021) and senior ('22), recording 11 in both seasons ... In 2022, served as a team captain and earned first-team All-America honors from the AFCA ... Also named second-team All-American by the Associated Press.

High school/personal: Hometown is Concord, Calif. ... Attended De La Salle High School in Concord ... Named first-team All-Bay Area News Group as senior in 2018, when he helped lead team to North Coast Section Open Division championship ... Graduated with marketing degree from Notre Dame.

Last Updated July 2026