Steve Ishmael

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.

Steve Ishmael
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-18) July 18, 1995
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
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-ACC (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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 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] 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]

References
  1. "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. News, SB Nation College (December 5, 2017). "Presenting SB Nation's 2017 All-America Team". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  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.
  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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