Steve Ishmael

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Steve Ishmael
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-18) July 18, 1995 (age 27)
Miami, Florida
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
  • First-team All-ACC (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Steve Ishmael (born July 18, 1995) is an American 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.

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Early years

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

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

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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Steve Ishmael". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Steve Ishmael". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "FBS (I-A) Player Receiving Statistics - 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mink, Nate. "Syracuse football WR Steve Ishmael breaks Marvin Harrison's record for receiving yards". Syracuse University. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Matthew Gutierrez (November 25, 2017). "Steve Ishmael breaks two program records in his career finale". The Daily Orange.
  7. ↑ "Syracuse wide receiver Ishmael named to All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team". Watertown Daily Times. November 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bailey, Stephey (November 13, 2017). "Syracuse football's Steve Ishmael 1 of 10 semifinalists for nation's top receiver award". Syracuse University.
  9. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ Cassillo, John (April 29, 2018). "Indianapolis Colts sign Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael as free agent". Nunes Magician. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  13. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
  14. ↑ "Roster Moves: Colts Elevate WR Steve Ishmael To Active Roster; Place DT Jihad Ward On IR". Colts.com. October 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Roster Move: Colts Bring Back WR Steve Ishmael To Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 13, 2018.
  17. ↑ Hickey, Kevin (January 13, 2019). "Colts sign 9 players to futures contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Colts Bring Back RB Aca'Cedric Ware; Place WR Steve Ishmael On IR". Colts.com. August 7, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Colts Waive TE Billy Brown And WR Steve Ishmael". Colts.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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