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2022 Football Roster

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38 Isaac Darkangelo

  • Position LB
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 230
  • Hometown Brighton, Mich.
  • High School Detroit Catholic Central
  • Prev School Northern Michigan
  • Instagram isaacdarkangelo
  • Twitter isaacdarkangelo

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Big Ten Logo white 2022 All-Big Ten

2022 Senior

  • All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media)
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Illinois’ Illini Power award winner
  • Played in all 13 games with two starts at linebacker
  • First career start at Michigan
  • 71 tackles, 7.5 TFLS, 1.0 sack, four quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery on the season
  • Led the nation's No. 1 scoring defense in tackles (71)
  • Second on the team in solo tackles (42)
  • Fourth on the team in TFLs (7.5)
  • Career-high 2.0 tackles for loss against Northwestern 11/26/22
  • Career-high 12 tackles against Purdue 11/12/22
  • First career sack against Wisconsin 10/1/22

2021 Junior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in all 12 games
  • Seven tackles on the season
  • #9 special teams grade in the Big Ten among players with 50+ coverage snaps, according to PFF (77.8).

2020 Junior

  • Transferred from Division II Northern Michigan 
  • Did not play in a game

2019 Sophomore (Northern Michigan)

  • Northern Michigan's Athlete of the Year
  • All-GLIAC Football Second Team
  • 105 tackles in 10 games, ranking second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

2018 Freshman (Northern Michigan)

  • 60 tackles in 10 games as a true freshman

High School

  • Played for head coach Dan Anderson at Detroit Catholic Central
  • Named First team All-State 2016
  • First team All Catholic league in 2016 and 2017
  • Team captain in 2017
  • Three time district champion
  • State-runner up 2016
  • Also played golf, lacrosse and wrestling

Personal

  • Born April 26, 2000
  • Son of Anthony and JoAnn
  • Has two brothers and three sisters
  • Brother, Anthony, played college football at Ferris State for four years, then professionally in Germany
  • Sister, Shiann, is a professional women’s hockey player who is a world champion with Team USA (2016)
  • Mother, JoAnn, is a national champion in college volleyball
  • Chose to wear 38 because “my older brother, Anthony Darkangelo II, has always been 38. I’ve always looked up to him and he is someone that inspires me.”
  • Majoring in communication

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2022Senior

    LB
    6'1" 230 lbs
    38