2021-22 Football Roster

#10 Isaiah Pryor 2020-21 Football Roster

LB


Height 6-1 1/2
Weight 217
Class Graduate Student/Senior
Hometown Lawrenceville, GA
High School Archer/Ohio State
Isaiah Pryor - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

GRADUATE SEASON (2021)

  • PURDUE: Pryor set his career-high with eight tackles in the win against Purdue.
  • GEORGIA TECH: Recorded his first sack of the season and added seven tackles in the win

GRADUATE SEASON (2020)

  • Saw his first game action for the Irish, posting two tackles (both solo) in the season-opening win vs. Duke (9/12).
  • Registered a tackle in the 52-0 win vs. South Florida (9/19).
  • Participated in the win vs. Florida State (10/10).
  • Saw action in the 12-7 win vs. Louisville (10/17). 
  • Totaled two solo tackles, posting his first-career sack (-7), along with forcing a fumble and adding a QBH in the 45-3 win at Pitt (10/24).
  • Saw action in the 31-13 win at Georgia Tech (10/31).
  • Saw action in the 47-40 2OT win over then-No. 1 Clemson (11/7).
  • Posted three tackles in the 45-31 win at Boston College (11/14).
  • Saw action in the 31-17 win at No. 19 North Carolina (11/27).
  • Played in the 41-25 regular season finale win over Syracuse (12/5).
  • Saw action in the ACC Championship game (12/19).
  • Saw action in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game (1/1/21).

A graduate transfer to Notre Dame, Pryor enrolled at Notre Dame beginning in the spring semester of 2020. He played three seasons with Ohio State, totaling 31 games played, 47 tackles and one interception. 

AS A JUNIOR (2019)

  • Played in four games for the Buckeyes, posting three tackles
  • Graduated in December of 2019 and transferred to Notre Dame to begin the spring 2020 semester

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)

  • Played in 13 games with seven starts for Ohio State, totaling 31 tackles (20 solo) and one interception
  • Notched six passes defended on the season, the second-most on the team
  • Posted a career-high six tackles at Purdue
  • Notched his interception in the win vs. Minnesota
  • In 2018, Ohio State went 13-1, including a win over Washington in the Rose Bowl

AS A FRESHMAN (2017)

  • Lettered as a true freshman after playing in 14 games for the Buckeyes, tallying 13 total tackles (nine solo)
  • Noted a season-high four tackles in the win vs. UNLV
  • Ohio State won the Big Ten Championship

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL

  • Was a four-star safety coming out of IMG Academy in high school
  • No. 45 overall player nationally and No. 3 safety in the 2016 recruiting class by ESPN
  • No. 7 safety in the nation by 247Sports
  • At IMG Academy, went 12-0 as the No. 1 ranked team in Florida and No. 4 nationally
  • Posted 54 tackles
  • Named an Under Armour All-American
  • Finalist for the Watkins Award, honoring the nation’s top African American scholar-athletes
  • At Archer, posted 40 tackles as a junior (2015)…Was named honorable mention Class 6A All-State and All-Gwinnett County
  • Played for coach Andy Dyer at Archer
  • In 2014, Archer went 11-4 and made a state 6A title game appearance
  • Also participated in wrestling at Archer
  • Father Richard played defensive end at the University of Iowa from 1984-88