Penn State defensive end Adisa Isaac has gone to the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of this yearโs NFL Draft.
Isaacโs stock has been rising since his Penn State career ended in late December.
He competed at this yearโs Reeseโs Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, and did well enough for ESPN analyst Louis Riddick to call him one of the weekโs top performers.
โOnce we get into the testing phase of the evaluation,โ Riddick said, โif he runs and jumps up there in the upper percentiles for his position group, heโs going to get drafted way higher than people expect.โ
Penn State DE Adisa Isaac was ESPNโs Louis Riddickโs Senior Bowl Practice MVP.
โOnce we get into the testing phase of the evaluation, if he runs and jumps up there in the upper percentiles for his position group, heโs going to get drafted way higher than people expect.โ pic.twitter.com/V5XG1lsAP5
— Joe Smeltzer (@joesmeltzer775) February 1, 2024
The 6-foot-4, 249-pounder was a first-team all-Big Ten honoree for his performance, which featured 7.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 37 total tackles.
Isaac had played good football at Penn State before 2023, but last year was the year he blossomed into a Big Ten star.
He was also part of one of the best defenses in school history, a unit that finished second in the country in total defense.
Beyond football, Isaac has three siblings who are unable to speak and is raised by a single mother whom Adisa Isaac calls โmy biggest role model.
Pretty soon, Lisa Issacโs son will be a millionaire.
โIโm pretty sure my mom is very proud of me,โ he said at his NFL Combine presser. โIโm from Brooklyn, New York, so a lot of people donโt make it here. Iโm just really blessed. Iโm grateful for her for the foundation she instilled in me from a young age that allowed me to be here and fight through all the ups and downs. Just be a better person at the end of the day.โ
