NFL.com bio on DE Isaiah Foskey

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By Lance Zierlein NFL Analyst
Draft Projection Round 2
NFL Comparison Yannick Ngakoue

Overview
Forward-charging edge defender whose best football could be ahead of him. He relies heavily on a long-arm rush attack and with a ghost move counter, but he’ll need to more effectively use his rush hands to help trip the edge as he lacks hip flexion to consistently dip and flatten to quarterbacks. His pressing play style and range in space should create opportunities to cause disruptions, but he lacks anchor as an edge-setter and needs to go to school with take-on technique. There are slight limitations in his game, but he’s going to keep getting better and has future starting potential as a 4-3 defensive end.

Strengths
Always looking to make a play.
Foot agility to slip through crevices and attack gaps.
Eyes quickly process best pathway to pursue and tackle.
Impressive recovery talent against run blockers.
Long-arm technique helps to post and then pivot the edge as rusher.
Flashes makings of an effective ghost move counter to dip underneath the blocker.
Finished college career with four blocked punts.

Weaknesses
Build is long but linear and lacks base width.
Inconsistent anchor depth and shed quickness.
Rushes into first contact without having hands set.
Gets outside shoulder covered and loses his contain duties.
Short strides and tight hips diminish effectiveness at top of the rush.
Could use better violence in hands as rusher.
Not much regroup and counter when his rush stalls out.

Sources Tell Us
“He’s a really productive rusher and he’s still learning how to do it, so I think his upside is really high.” -- Personnel executive for NFC team

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