Isaiah McDuffie

Stevenson Isaiah McDuffie (born July 21, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles.

Early life McDuffie attended Frederick Law Olmsted High School PS156 (who did not have a football team) and played his high school football for the Bennett Tigers in Buffalo, NY, accumulating honors in his career as a running back and linebacker, including the Connolly Cup in 2016 which is awarded to the Best High School Player in Western New York.

College career In July 2015, he committed to play college football for Syracuse; in May 2016, he de-committed from Syracuse and committed to Boston College.

He played college football at Boston College from 2017 to 2020. In 2020, he was selected Second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.

Professional career

McDuffie was selected 220th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his rookie contract on May 14, 2021.

McDuffie was named the fourth linebacker on the depth chart to begin the 2022 season, behind De'Vondre Campbell, Quay Walker, and Krys Barnes. He saw the first significant action of his career on October 30, 2022, during a Week 8 loss to the Buffalo Bills, with Barnes on injured reserve and both Walker and Campbell exiting the game early due to an ejection and a knee injury, respectively. McDuffie became the primary defensive playcaller on the defense, playing alongside the recently signed Eric Wilson. He started the Packers' Week 9 game against the Detroit Lions alongside Walker, despite Barnes being healthy, and with Campbell still sidelined, making 5 tackles and finishing the game with a Pro Football Focus grade of 91.1.

He started all 17 games for the Packers in 2024. He ranked 2nd in the team for tackles. Following this season he was re-signed by the Packers on March 3, 2025.

On July 13, 2026, McDuffie signed a one-year contract extension with the Packers to keep him with the team through the 2027 season.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2021 GB 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2023 GB 2 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2024 GB 1 1 8 2 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2025 GB 1 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 5 2 21 12 9 0.5 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life He is first cousins with Kansas Jayhawks running back, Dylan McDuffie.