The New Orleans Saints have selected former Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive end Isaiah Foskey with the 40th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
This is the highest an Irish defensive end has been taken in a draft since Renaldo Wynn was taken 27th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Saints have recently drafted two former Irish players — Alize Mack (seventh round, 2019) and Ian Book (4th round, 2021) — although neither are still with the team.
The Antioch, Calif. product’s rookie contract will be worth $8,980,414, with a $3,531,208 signing bonus, according to OverTheCap.