Steve Ishmael
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | July 18, 1995 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North Miami Beach (North Miami Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Syracuse |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Steve Ishmael (born July 18, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange football team from 2014 to 2017. As a senior, he ranked second among Division I FBS players with 105 receptions and broke Marvin Harrison's Syracuse career record for receiving yardage.
Early years
[edit]Ishmael was born in 1995, the son of Blessed and Darlene Ishmael.[1] He attended North Miami Beach High School where he set school records for touchdowns, receptions, and receiving yards.[1] His older brother Kemal Ishmael played as a defensive back/Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons from 2013 to 2019 and is currently a free agent.[1]
College career
[edit]Ishmael played college football for the Syracuse Orange from 2014 to 2017. In four years at Syracuse, he totaled 219 receptions for 2,891 yards and 18 touchdowns.[2]
As a senior, Ishmael had eight games in which he totaled more than 100 receiving yards, including 143 yards against Florida State and 187 yards in his final college game against Boston College.[3] For the season, he ranked second among all Division I FBS players with 105 receptions and third with 1,347 receiving yards.[4] He broke Marvin Harrison's Syracuse career record for receiving yards; he also broke Amba Etta-Tawo Syracuse single-season record for receptions.[5][6] At the end of the 2017 season, he was selected as a first-team player on the All-ACC team.[7] He was also selected as a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award.[8] SB Nation named him first-team All-American.[9]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Ishmael signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts on May 1, 2018.[10][11] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 26, 2018.[14] He was waived on November 9, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 13, 2019.[17]
On August 7, 2019, Ishmael was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[18] He was waived on April 27, 2020.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Steve Ishmael". Syracuse University. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Steve Ishmael". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Steve Ishmael". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "FBS (I-A) Player Receiving Statistics - 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Nate. "Syracuse football WR Steve Ishmael breaks Marvin Harrison's record for receiving yards". Syracuse University. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Matthew Gutierrez (November 25, 2017). "Steve Ishmael breaks two program records in his career finale". The Daily Orange.
- ^ "Syracuse wide receiver Ishmael named to All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team". Watertown Daily Times. November 28, 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Stephey (November 13, 2017). "Syracuse football's Steve Ishmael 1 of 10 semifinalists for nation's top receiver award". Syracuse University.
- ^ News, SB Nation College (December 5, 2017). "Presenting SB Nation's 2017 All-America Team". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Cassillo, John (April 29, 2018). "Indianapolis Colts sign Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael as free agent". Nunes Magician. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Elevate WR Steve Ishmael To Active Roster; Place DT Jihad Ward On IR". Colts.com. October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Bring DT/DE Tyquan Lewis, LB Skai Moore To Active Roster; Waive WR Steve Ishmael, RB Robert Turbin". Colts.com. November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Bring Back WR Steve Ishmael To Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 13, 2018.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin (January 13, 2019). "Colts sign 9 players to futures contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Colts Bring Back RB Aca'Cedric Ware; Place WR Steve Ishmael On IR". Colts.com. August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Colts Waive TE Billy Brown And WR Steve Ishmael". Colts.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.