# Paddy Fisher

Padriac William Fisher (born January 22, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, where he was a four-time All-Big Ten selection.

## High school career

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. Over the course of his varsity career, he tallied 350 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and eight forced fumbles.

### Recruiting

Fisher was a consensus three-star recruit and received a dozen scholarship offers, from Baylor, Houston, Wisconsin, and Northwestern, among others. Fisher committed to Northwestern on June 30, 2015, signed his letter of intent on National Signing Day in February 2016, and enrolled in June.
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| 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. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020. ||||||

## College career

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

Northwestern Wildcats career statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Pass defense | Fumbles | Fumbles | Safeties | TDs |
| Year | Team | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sk | Int | PD | FF | FR | Safeties | TDs |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 13 | 65 | 46 | 111 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 14 | 63 | 53 | 116 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 12 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 9 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 48 | 214 | 187 | 401 | 24.5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| 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 |
| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.91 s | 1.72 s | 2.89 s | 4.47 s | 7.00 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 20 reps |
| All values from Pro Day ||||||||||||

### Carolina Panthers

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

### Los Angeles Chargers

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

### Michigan Panthers

On August 22, 2022, Fisher signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.