Isaac Darkangelo

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).

Early life Darkangelo played high school football at 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.

College career Darkangelo first played college football for the Northern Michigan Wildcats from 2018 to 2019. He appeared in 10 games during the 2019 season and made 105 tackles, garnering second-team All-GLIAC recognition. He redshirted during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. He played in all 12 games in 2021, recording seven tackles and also being named Academic All-Big Ten. 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.

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

Las Vegas Raiders Darkangelo was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders on August 23, 2023. However, he was released following the team's bye week on August 18, 2024. 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. 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.

Personal life Darkangelo's sister, Shiann Darkangelo, is a professional hockey player.