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 Foskey was born on October 30, 2000, in Antioch, California. He later attended the De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he played defensive end and tight end on their football team. He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl. Foskey committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.
College career Foskey played in four games his first year at Notre Dame in 2019 and had five tackles and a blocked punt. As a sophomore in 2020, he had 20 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Foskey returned in 2021 as a starter. Foskey finished his college career with totals of 122 tackles, 26.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and two pass breakups.
Professional career
New Orleans Saints Foskey was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall pick in the second round 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in ten games in the 2023 season.
On August 26, 2025, Foskey was waived by the Saints as part of final roster cuts.
Cincinnati Bengals On September 9, 2025, Foskey was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on November 21. In eight appearances for Cincinnati, Foskey compiled four combined tackles.
On January 5, 2026, the Bengals signed Foskey to a one-year contract extension. On August 30, 2026, Foskey was waived as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.
Career statistics
NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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 2025 CIN 8 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 35 0 29 11 18 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
College Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD 2019 Notre Dame 4 0 5 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Notre Dame 12 0 20 12 8 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 Notre Dame 13 13 52 38 14 11.0 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 2022 Notre Dame 12 12 45 23 22 11.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0Career 41 25 122 74 48 26.5 2 0 0 0 7 3 0
References
External links Cincinnati Bengals bio Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio