Isaac Darkangelo

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Isaac Darkangelo
No. 35     Toronto Argonauts
2024, 35, Isaac Darkangelo (2).jpg
Darkangelo with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
Born: (2000-04-26) April 26, 2000 (age 24)
Brighton, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status American
Position(s) Linebacker
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
College Northern Michigan (2018–2019)
Illinois (2020–2022)
High school Detroit Catholic Central (MI)
Career history
As player
2023 Detroit Lions*
2023 Las Vegas Raiders*
2024 Michigan Panthers*
2024–present Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Isaac Darkangelo (born April 26, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northern Michigan and Illinois. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), and the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL).

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Early life

Darkangelo attended Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Michigan. He was named first-team all-state his junior year in 2016. He also participated in golf, lacrosse and wrestling in high school. [1]

College career

Darkangelo first played college football for the Northern Michigan Wildcats from 2018 to 2019. [1] He played 10 games his freshman year in 2018, recording 60 tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [2] He appeared in 10 games during the 2019 season and made 105 tackles, garnering second-team All-GLIAC recognition. [1]

Darkangelo transferred to play for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 2020 to 2022. [1] [3] [4] He redshirted during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. [5] He played in all 12 games in 2021, recording seven tackles and also being named Academic All-Big Ten. [1] [6] Darkangelo appeared in all 13 games, starting two, during his final college season in 2022, totaling 71 tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery, earning honorable All-Big Ten honors. [7] [1] He was also named academic All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄3 in
(1.84 m)		227 lb
(103 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.60 s1.55 s2.68 s4.26 s7.01 s31 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		23 reps
All values from Pro Day [8]

Detroit Lions

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Datkangelo signed with the Detroit Lions on May 12, 2023. [9] [10] He was waived on May 24, 2023 after the Lions signed veteran Germain Ifedi, and it put them over the 90-man roster limit. [11] [12]

Las Vegas Raiders

Darkangelo was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders on August 23, 2023. [13] [9] He was waived on August 27, signed to the practice squad on August 31, released from the practice squad on September 11, signed to the practice squad again on November 1, and released from the practice squad again on November 7, 2023. [9]

Michigan Panthers

Darkangelo signed with the Michigan Panthers on December 21, 2023. [14] [9] He was waived on March 10, 2024. [9]

Toronto Argonauts

Darkangelo was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 6, 2024. He was moved to the practice roster on June 1, 2024. [9] He made his CFL debut on August 9, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders. [15] However, he was released following the team's bye week on August 18, 2024. [16] Shortly after the team's week 12 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Argonauts re-signed Darkangelo to the team's practice roster on August 23, 2024. [16] Overall in the 2024 season, Darkangelo played in eight regular season games, starting in five, where he had 35 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and one sack. [17] He also played in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where he had two special teams tackles in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [17] [18]

Personal life

Darkangelo's sister, Shiann Darkangelo, is a professional hockey player. [19]

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