#20

Adisa Isaac

Former defensive end at Penn State. 2023: 7.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DE · Penn State · Sr. · #20

6′4″ · 254 lb · Brooklyn, NY

CFB Index 83 · #37 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamBaltimore — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 30, #93 overall

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 92 nationally · Signed with Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Penn State. 2023: 7.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Baltimore in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Penn State, 14 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #93 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20196 games

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Canarsie

202210 games

All-Big Tenthird

202312 games

All-Big Tenfirst

2024

Drafted by Baltimoreround 3, pick 93

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#92 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #93

Baltimore · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2020

James Franklin

Penn State

2022–2023

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

#93Rd 3 · Pick 30

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under James Franklin — 36-12 over that span.

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

83All-Conference level #37 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#18 / 2842 · 99th pct

16.0

Sacks#41 / 2842 · 98th pct

7.5

QB hurries#230 / 2842 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2842 · 68th pct

Tackles#983 / 2842 · 65th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	1.4	0.5	0.0
Road5g	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	1.4	0.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	1.2	0.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

83 · #37 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #37 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Penn State	37	23	16.0	7.5	--	--	--
2022	Penn State	23	11	9.0	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Penn State	13	5	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
2019	Penn State	14	4	3.0	1.5	--	--	--
Career		87	43	29.5	14.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 51–15

at Maryland

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 36-point win on the road against Maryland.

With D. Allar — 240 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.9 · 39 rush yds (4 car) · N. Singleton — 20 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 38-15vs West Virginia	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 30-13@ Illinois	4	1	1.0	0.5	—
Wk 4	W 31-0vs Iowa	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 41-13@ Northwestern	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	W 63-0vs Massachusetts	4	3	3.5	2.5	—	2.5 sacks
Wk 8	L 12-20@ Ohio State	4	1	2.0	0.5	—
Wk 9	W 33-24vs Indiana	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 51-15@ Maryland	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 15-24vs Michigan	6	4	3.0	0.0	—	3.0 TFL
Wk 12	W 27-6vs Rutgers	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 42-0@ Michigan State	7	5	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Bowl	L 25-38vs Ole Miss	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Total		37	23	16.0	7.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Adisa Isaac

20196 games

202210 games

202312 games

2024

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Finisher

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