Steve Ishmael

Steve Ishmael
No. 17 – Indianapolis Colts
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: July 1995 (age 23)
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
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Steve Ishmael (born July 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). 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

Ishmael was born in 1995, the son of Blessed and Darlene Ishmael.[1] He attended North Miami Beach High School where he was set school records for touchdowns, receptions, and receiving yards.[1] His older brother Kemal Ishmael has played as a defensive back/Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons since 2013.[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]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Ishmael signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts on May 1, 2018.[9][10] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Steve Ishmael". Syracuse University. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  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. ↑ Cassillo, John (April 29, 2018). "Indianapolis Colts sign Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael as free agent". Nunes Magician. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. May 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  12. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.


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