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Isaiah Chisom
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Isaiah Chisom
Photo by: Isabella Serafini
Isaiah Chisom
Photo by: Jan Kim Lim
Isaiah Chisom - 2025 UCLA Football Headshot
Jersey Number 32

Isaiah Chisom

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Santa Clarita, Calif.
  • Previous School:
    Chaminade College Preparatory / Oregon State
Career Summary
Chisom has played in 29 games and made 22 starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Oregon State (2023-24) … has totaled 173 tackles (79-94-173), 6.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and 1.0 sack … has recorded four double-digit tackle performances … his career high in tackles in 17 (5-12-17) set in the 2025 season opener versus Utah.
 
2025
Played in all 12 games and made 10 starts in his debut season at UCLA … ranked second on the team with 84 total tackles (40-44-84) and recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup … ranked 15th in the Big Ten with 7.0 tackles per game … led the Bruins in tackles in four contests … recorded the most tackles by a Bruin in a single game this season with 17 (5-12-17) in the season opener versus Utah (Aug. 30) … logged eight tackles (6-2-8) and forced a fumble in UCLA’s 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) … tallied double-digit tackles in one other contest with 11 (7-4-11) versus New Mexico (Sept. 12) … forced a fumble and made three solo tackles and a pass breakup in the 20-17 win versus Maryland (Oct. 18) … notched nine tackles (5-4-9) and assisted on a tackle for loss at UNLV (Sept. 6) … recorded seven tackles (3-4-7) and 1.0 tackle for loss versus Washington (Nov. 22).
 
2024 (Oregon State)
Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts in his redshirt freshman season … named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America Team … Oregon State’s second-leading tackler with 75 stops (30-45-75) … recorded 5.0 tackles for loss for a total of 13 yards … notched two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … forced one fumble … recorded two double-digit tackle performances … tallied a season-high 11 stops (7-4-11) and forced his first career fumble against Air Force (Nov. 16) … put up 10 tackles (4-6-10) and logged 1.0 tackle for loss against rival Oregon (Sept. 14) … recorded six tackles (2-4-6) and 1.5 tackles for loss versus Purdue (Sept. 21) … racked up seven stops (1-6-7) versus Colorado State (Oct. 5) … recorded eight tackles (3-5-8) against UNLV (Oct. 19) … totaled nine tackles (1-8-9) at California (Oct. 26).
 
2023 (Oregon State)
Played in five games and made one start in his true freshman season … made his first career start versus Notre Dame in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (Dec. 29) … totaled 14 tackles (9-5-14) … recorded 4.0 tackles for loss for a total of nine yards … matched a season-high for a Beaver with 3.0 tackles for loss in his start against Notre Dame … recorded his first career tackles (3-1-4), sack and pass breakup versus Stanford (Nov. 11) … also appeared in three contests versus UC Davis (Sept. 9), San Diego State (Sept. 16) and Washington State (Sept. 23).
 
High School
Chisom attended Chaminade College Prepatory (West Hills, Calif.) for his junior and senior seasons … also prepped at Bishop Alemany High School (Mission Hills, Calif.) as a freshman and sophomore … a three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … earned 2022 All-CIF SS Division II honors … recorded 277 tackles (181-96-277) for a total of 12.0 tackles per game over his two-year career at Chaminade …  tallied 166 tackles (106-60-166), 9.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in his senior year … led Chaminade to an 8-0 start and an appearance in the CIF Southern Section Division II semifinals … also was a wrestler his freshman through junior seasons.
 
Personal
Son to Toi and Cornelious Chisom … has two sisters, Faith and Dominique … worked with former UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter during his high school offseason workouts … cousin is former Utah running back TJ Pledger … sociology major. 
 
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