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American football player

American football player

Padriac William Fisher (born January 22, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.

High school career[edit]

Fisher attended Katy High School in Katy, Texas. As a senior in 2015, Fisher earned All-State and All-District honors after leading Katy to a Class 6A Division II State Championship and the No. 1 ranking in the nation, according to MaxPreps.[1] Over the course of his varsity career, he tallied 350 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and eight forced fumbles.

Recruiting[edit]

Fisher was a consensus three-star recruit and received a dozen scholarship offers, from Baylor, Houston, Wisconsin, and Northwestern, among others.[2][3]
Fisher committed to Northwestern on June 30, 2015, signed his letter of intent on National Signing Day in February 2016, and enrolled in June.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paddy Fisher
LB 		Katy, Texas Katy High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: N/A (LB), N/A (TX)  247Sports: 57 (LB), 169 (TX)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career[edit]

Fisher redshirted the 2016 season. In the 2017 season, Fisher earned Freshman All-America honors from the FWAA and was named the Big Ten Freshman Defensive Player of the Year by the Big Ten Network after recording 113 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, and one interception. In 2018 as a redshirt sophomore, Fisher finished with 116 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and four forced fumbles and an interception to earn nominations to the Big Ten First-team and the Associated Press All-America Third-team. The next year in 2019, Fisher registered 88 tackles, six tackles for loss, as well as one interception and one forced fumble in 12 games.

Career statistics[edit]

Professional career[edit]

Carolina Panthers[edit]

Fisher signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2021.[8][9] He was waived on August 28, 2021.[10]

Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

On October 26, 2021, Fisher was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[11] He was released on November 2, 2021.

Michigan Panthers[edit]

On August 22, 2022, Fisher signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Final high school football 2015 Top 25 Composite Rankings”. MaxPreps. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ “Paddy Fisher Recruiting Profile”. 247Sports. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. ^ “Paddy Fisher”. Rivals. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ “Paddy Fisher Timeline Events”. 247 Sports. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ “Paddy Fisher”. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ “Paddy Fisher Draft and Combine Prospect Profile”. NFL.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ “Paddy Fisher, Northwestern, ILB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football”. draftscout.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Gantt, Darin (May 2, 2021). “Panthers agree to terms with undrafted free agents”. Panthers.com.
  9. ^ Rizzuti, Anthony (May 10, 2021). “Panthers waive DL Frank Herron, sign 2 more”. USAToday.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2021). “Panthers part ways with six more players”. Panthers.com.
  11. ^ Peterson, Michael (October 26, 2021). “Chargers add LB Paddy Fisher, cut two from practice squad”. Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  12. ^ @USFLPanthers (August 22, 2022). “Roster Updates” (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Twitter.

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