 Yiadom with theDenver Broncos in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 27 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-02-20)February 20, 1996 (age 29) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Doherty Memorial(Worcester, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Boston College (2014–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 3rd round, 99th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Isaac Yiadom (born February 20, 1996) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theNew Orleans Saints of theNational Football League (NFL). A graduate ofDoherty Memorial High School inWorcester, Massachusetts, he playedcollege football for theBoston College Eagles.[1][2]
After high school, Yiadom signed with Boston College over offers fromBryant,Holy Cross, andConnecticut.[3] After his senior year, Yiadom was invited to the2018 Senior Bowl. Boston College teammatesHarold Landry and Kamrin Moore were also invited, making it the first time since 2006 that 3 players from Boston College were invited to the senior bowl.[4]
On December 18, 2017, it was announced that Yiadom had accepted his invitation to play in the2018 Senior Bowl.[5] Prior to theSenior Bowl, Yiadom was ranked as the 47th bestcornerback prospect in the by DraftScout.com and was unheralded due to his minimal targets in college. He impressed scouts and analysts with a strong week of practice for the Senior Bowl and immensely helped his draft stock.[6] On January 27, 2018, Yiadom played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part ofDenver Broncos' head coachVance Joseph's South team that lost 45–16 to the North coach byHouston Texans' head coachBill O'Brien. He attended theNFL Scouting Combine inIndianapolis and performed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the vertical jump and three-cone drill.
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 Isaac Yiadom's NFL Combine Workout | |
| NFL Draft Tape: Isaac Yiadom |
On March 21, 2018, Yiadom participated at Boston College'spro day and chose to perform the 40-yard dash (4.56s), 20-yard dash (2.63s), 10-yard dash (1.53s), vertical jump (34.5"), broad jump (10'0"), short shuttle (4.23s), and three-cone drill (6.85s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Yiadom was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the 12th best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 15th best cornerback byScouts Inc.[7][8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.59 s | 2.65 s | 4.18 s | 6.85 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 8 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Boston College's Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
TheDenver Broncos selected Yiadom in the third round (99th overall) of the2018 NFL draft.[11] Yiadom was the 11th cornerback drafted in 2018.[12]
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| Broncos draft Isaac Yiadom 99th overall |
On May 25, 2018, the Broncos signed Yiadom to a four-year, $3.32 million contract that included asigning bonus of $761,516.[13]
Yiadom was traded to theNew York Giants for a 2021 seventh-round draft pick on September 3, 2020.[14] Yiadom started 10 games for the Giants in his one season with them.
Yiadom was traded to theGreen Bay Packers for cornerbackJosh Jackson on August 17, 2021.[15] Yiadom started for the Packers on Week 6 against the Chicago Bears following injuries to starting cornerbacksKevin King andJaire Alexander. He committed a pass interference penalty on the opponent's opening drive to set up a Bears touchdown. Yiadom was subsequently benched for backup cornerbackRasul Douglas, who won the starting cornerback job with his steadier performance, and Yiadom being relegated to a backup and special teams role. On November 3, 2021, he was placed on reserve/COVID-19 list.[16] He was activated off reserve/COVID-19 list on November 13, 2021.[17] On January 21, 2022, he was released along withJack Heflin to open roster spaces for the returns ofZa'Darius Smith andWhitney Mercilus frominjured reserve prior to the divisional playoff game.[18]
On March 24, 2022, Yiadom signed with theHouston Texans.[19] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30.[20] He was waived on November 15, 2022.[21]
On November 17, 2022, Yiadom was signed to thepractice squad of theNew Orleans Saints. He was promoted to the active roster on December 5.
Yiadom re-signed with the Saints on March 23, 2023.[22]
On March 18, 2024, Yiadom signed a one–year contract with theSan Francisco 49ers.[23] Yiadom appeared in all 17 games for San Francisco in 2024, including 5 starts, and registered 1 interception, 6 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 46 combined tackles.
On March 13, 2025, Yiadom signed a three-year, $9 million contract with theNew Orleans Saints.[24]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2018 | DEN | 13 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DEN | 16 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYG | 16 | 10 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | GB | 16 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | NO | 17 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | SF | 17 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 104 | 33 | 204 | 151 | 53 | 0.5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Source:pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Yiadom is the son ofGhanaian immigrants.[25]