| Isaac Darkangelo | |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, Michigan, U.S. |
| College: | Northern Michigan (2018–2019) Illinois (2020–2022) |
| High School: | Detroit Catholic Central (MI) |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 230 |
| Playing Team1: | Detroit Lions |
| Playing Team2: | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Playing Team3: | Michigan Panthers |
| Playing Team4: | Toronto Argonauts |
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| Cfl: | isaac-darkangelo |
Isaac Darkangelo (born April 26, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He most recently played 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).
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]
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]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Datkangelo signed with the Detroit Lions on May 12, 2023.[8] [9] He was waived on May 24, 2023 after the Lions signed veteran Germain Ifedi, and it put them over the 90-man roster limit.[10] [11]
Darkangelo was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders on August 23, 2023.[12] [8] 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.[8]
Darkangelo signed with the Michigan Panthers on December 21, 2023.[13] [8] He was waived on March 10, 2024.[8]
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.[8] He made his CFL debut on August 9, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders.[14] However, he was released following the team's bye week on August 18, 2024.[15]
Darkangelo's sister, Shiann Darkangelo, is a professional hockey player.[16]