Receiver, Syracuse, 2014–⁠17

Steve Ishmael

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
209 lb
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
Jul 18, 1995, in Miami, Florida

Steve Ishmael played receiver at Syracuse (2014–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,347
Receiving yards, 2017 (Syracuse, 4–⁠8)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving yards, 2017

Career highs

14catches, career hightwice; last vs. Wake Forest, 2017187receiving yards, career highvs. Boston College, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Syracuse2741515.4346
2015Syracuse3957014.6762
2016Syracuse4855911.6139
2017Syracuse1051,34712.8744
Career2192,89113.21862

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Syracuse8WR
2015Syracuse8WR
2016Syracuse8WR
2017Syracuse8WR6′2″209

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Syracuse340.7078th (n=496)0.5223.95%
2015Syracuse590.8290th (n=465)0.5348.68%
2016Syracuse580.6974th (n=489)0.5240.17%
2017Syracuse1570.4436th (n=507)0.5269.115%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Syracuse 12 games, 105 catches, 1,347 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠712134034
Sep 9vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠3014116016
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠178139029
Sep 23atLSUL 26–⁠3511123128
Sep 30atNC StateL 25–⁠336120138
Oct 7vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠24597135
Oct 13vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠24673130
Oct 21atMiamiL 19–⁠27441013
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠2712143134
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠6414145130
Nov 18atLouisvilleL 10–⁠56229017
Nov 25vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠4211187144
2016 Syracuse 10 games, 48 catches, 559 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 33–⁠7636011
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠62465032
Sep 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠45330017
Sep 24atUConnW 31–⁠24440013
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 33–⁠50567036
Oct 8atWake ForestL 9–⁠28556033
Oct 15vs.Virginia TechW 31–⁠17681031
Oct 22atBoston CollegeW 28–⁠208108139
Nov 5atClemsonL 0–⁠54––––
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠76776030
2015 Syracuse 12 games, 39 catches, 570 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠0329011
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠17153153
Sep 19vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠27162062
Sep 26vs.LSUL 24–⁠34434014
Oct 10atSouth FloridaL 24–⁠45540113
Oct 17atVirginiaL 38–⁠44440119
Oct 24vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠237114140
Oct 31atFlorida StateL 21–⁠45125025
Nov 7atLouisvilleL 17–⁠41461130
Nov 14vs.ClemsonL 27–⁠37128028
Nov 21atNC StateL 29–⁠42440117
Nov 28vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠17444116
2014 Syracuse 10 games, 27 catches, 415 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.VillanovaW 27–⁠2621309
Sep 13atCentral MichiganW 40–⁠3116016
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 20–⁠341707
Sep 27vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠31125025
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleL 6–⁠28122022
Oct 11vs.Florida StateL 20–⁠38393236
Oct 18atWake ForestW 30–⁠7672033
Nov 1vs.NC StateL 17–⁠24563125
Nov 8vs.DukeL 10–⁠271707
Nov 22atPittsburghL 7–⁠30697046

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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