2018: Appeared in all 16 games with three starts at DE…Recorded 42 tackles (21 solo), five sacks and eight tackles for loss…Posted his first pass defensed on the first INT of his career, returning the pick four yards…Registered two tackles on special teams…Appeared in both postseason games, totaling four tackles (two solo), a tackle for loss and a 10-yard sack…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Made the first start of his career at DE…Posted four tackles (two solo)…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Posted a career-high six tackles (five solo)…Opened the game at DE and added nine plays on special teams…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Started at DE, finishing with five tackles (two solo)…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): In the fourth quarter, registered the first INT of his career, returning it four yards…On the play, picked off an errant pass that was forced by S Derwin James hitting QB C.J. Beathard as he threw…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Recorded a six-yard sack of QB Derek Carr in the fourth quarter…On the play, collapsed the pocket with DT Justin Jones before bringing down Carr…Contributed to a sack early in the game, pressuring Carr with DT Darius Philon and DE Melvin Ingram III, forcing Carr into a sack by Ingram…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Posted a five-yard sack for the third of his career…Beat the blocking of OL Chris Hubbard to collapse the pocket and get to QB Baker Mayfield…Recorded two tackles (one solo)…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Assisted on a tackle and registered a tackle on special teams…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Finished with three tackles (two solo)…Posted a tackle for loss on a 13-yard sack in the third quarter…Took down QB Russell Wilson after beating the block of G/T Germain Ifedi when Wilson was forced to step up into the pocket by LB Uchenna Nwosu…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Led all players with a career-high 1.5 sacks…Totaled two tackles (one solo)…Split a 10-yard sack with Darius Philon in the second quarter, meeting Philon in the backfield to bring down Derek Carr after speeding past T Brandon Parker…Recorded his solo tackle in the third quarter, beating a block attempt by T Kolton Miller to drop Carr for an eight-yard loss…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Assisted on a tackle…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Finished with five tackles (three solo) and two tackles for loss…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Recorded two tackles (one solo)…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Assisted on a tackle…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Registered three tackles (one solo), a half-sack and 0.5 tackles for loss…Split the sack of QB Patrick Mahomes in the fourth quarter with Melvin Ingram after beating the block of G Jeff Allen…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Finished with two tackles (one solo)…at Denver (Dec. 30): Totaled four tackles (one solo) and a tackle for loss, powering through the line in the second quarter to drop RB Royce Freeman for a two-yard loss…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Part of a defense that set team postseason records for the fewest single-game net yards allowed (229), including a record 69 in the first half, which was the fewest allowed in a postseason game since the 2006 AFC Wild Card…Contributed on a pass rush that tied a team postseason record with seven sacks on the day…Recorded two tackles (one solo), a tackle for loss and a 10-yard sack…Powered by T Orlando Brown Jr., on the edge to bring down QB Lamar Jackson for the sack in the fourth quarter…Appeared on 25 defensive plays and six on special teams in his first career postseason action…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Participated on 27 defensive snaps and nine on special teams…Recorded two tackles (one solo).
2017: Made his NFL debut in the season-opening contest in Denver…Appeared in three games, totaling five tackles (four solo), a sack and two tackles for loss…Part of a defensive unit that ranked tied for fifth in the NFL with 43 sacks...at Denver (Sept. 11): Posted a solo tackle in his NFL debut...Contributed on 15 defensive snaps and 10 on special teams…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Recorded the first sack of his career, taking down QB Bryce Petty at the end of the first half after collapsing the pocket with DE Joey Bosa and DT Darius Philon…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Posted two tackles (one solo) and a tackle for loss.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2013-16) at Notre Dame, appearing in 49 career games…Finished with 167 tackles, including 22 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in his career…Was named a team captain as a senior and registered 55 tackles…Posted 63 tackles as a junior, the most by an Irish defensive lineman since 2007.
PERSONAL: Given name Isaac Rochell…Nickname is ‘Ike’…Last name is pronounced ROW-shell…Born in Corpus Christi, Texas…Detroit LB Romeo Okwara is a friend…Played collegiately with current teammates P Tyler Newsome, DT Jerry Tillery and LB Drue Tranquill…Heavily involved with team community efforts…Started a social media effort, #SeeYouOnSunday, which encourages not utilizing social media on Saturday to foster a healthy social media environment…Enjoys photography in his spare time and started an Instagram (@isaacrochellphoto) cataloging his leisure activities…Earned a degree in political science from Notre Dame…High School: Earned first-team Georgia Class A All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior at Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Ga. …Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 9 DE in the country coming out of high school…Helped the Chargers to a 12-1 record in 2012, capping the season off with a Georgia Class A private state title, marking the school’s second state championship.
2017 Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the seventh round (225th overall) of NFL Draft, April 29…Signed rookie contract, May 12…Waived by Chargers, Sept. 13…Signed by Chargers to practice squad, Sept. 15…Signed to active roster, Dec. 12.
2019 Re-signed as by exclusive rights free agent, March 15.
