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Born: | Miami, Florida | July 18, 1995
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 | |
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.
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]
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]
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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