Steve Ishmael Explained

Steve Ishmael
Currentteam:Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:18 July 1995
Birth Place:Miami, Florida
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:209
High School:North Miami Beach
(North Miami Beach, Florida)
College:Syracuse
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-ACC (2017)

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.

Early years

Ishmael was born in 1995, the son of Blessed and Darlene Ishmael. He attended North Miami Beach High School where he set school records for touchdowns, receptions, and receiving yards. 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Ishmael. Syracuse University. December 3, 2017.
  2. Web site: Steve Ishmael. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: Steve Ishmael. ESPN.com. December 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: FBS (I-A) Player Receiving Statistics - 2017. ESPN.com. December 3, 2017.
  5. News: Syracuse football WR Steve Ishmael breaks Marvin Harrison's record for receiving yards. Mink, Nate. Syracuse University. November 25, 2017.
  6. News: Steve Ishmael breaks two program records in his career finale. Matthew Gutierrez. The Daily Orange. November 25, 2017.
  7. News: Syracuse wide receiver Ishmael named to All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team. Watertown Daily Times. November 28, 2017.
  8. News: Syracuse football's Steve Ishmael 1 of 10 semifinalists for nation's top receiver award. Syracuse University. November 13, 2017. Bailey, Stephey.
  9. Web site: Presenting SB Nation's 2017 All-America Team. News. SB Nation College. December 5, 2017. SBNation.com. December 7, 2018.
  10. Web site: Indianapolis Colts sign Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael as free agent. Cassillo, John. April 29, 2018. April 29, 2018. Nunes Magician.
  11. Web site: Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503113143/https://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Sign-10-Undrafted-Free-Agents/ac6d6284-f148-4def-90b5-38648a8d529d. dead. May 3, 2018. Colts.com. May 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. Web site: Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. September 2, 2018.
  14. Web site: Roster Moves: Colts Elevate WR Steve Ishmael To Active Roster; Place DT Jihad Ward On IR. Colts.com. October 26, 2018.
  15. Web site: 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. Web site: Roster Move: Colts Bring Back WR Steve Ishmael To Practice Squad. Colts.com. November 13, 2018.
  17. News: USAToday.com. Colts sign 9 players to futures contracts. Kevin. Hickey. January 13, 2019. January 13, 2019.
  18. Web site: Colts Bring Back RB Aca'Cedric Ware; Place WR Steve Ishmael On IR. Colts.com. August 7, 2019.
  19. News: Colts Waive TE Billy Brown And WR Steve Ishmael . Colts.com . April 27, 2020 . April 30, 2020.