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Notre Dame football: Predicting where Irish land in 2023 NFL Draft

By Connor Muldowney

Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer (87) runs the ball on a play that was called back during the Notre Dame vs. Stanford NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.Notre Dame Vs Stanford Football
Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer (87) runs the ball on a play that was called back during the Notre Dame vs. Stanford NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.Notre Dame Vs Stanford Football /
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Sep 18, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey (7) celebrates after a sack in the fourth quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey (7) celebrates after a sack in the fourth quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Isaiah Foskey, EDGE: Early-to-mid second round

I’ve been a big fan of Isaiah Foskey for the past two seasons as he grew into Notre Dame’s top pass rusher and really excelled, becoming an All-American in 2022.

The growth that we saw from Foskey throughout his career in South Bend was impressive as the former four-star prospect went from lightly used as a freshman (playing in just three games) to much more productive as a sophomore with 20 tackles, five tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks. Then he really broke out as a junior with 52 tackles and 10 sacks before putting up 44 tackles and 10.5 sacks in 2022.

Foskey is now projected to go somewhere in the second round and I think he may actually end up as one of the best value picks in the draft for a team that doesn’t snag him in round one. He’s an elite athlete who I think is just scratching the surface as an edge rusher.

I see Foskey going in the early or middle part of the second round to a team like the Rams, Cardinals, Raiders, or Seahawks.

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