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
Career highs
14catches, career hightwice; last vs. Wake Forest, 2017187receiving yards, career highvs. Boston College, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 2014Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Syracuse | 34 | 0.70 | 78th (n=496) | 0.52 | 23.9 | 5% |
| 2015 | Syracuse | 59 | 0.82 | 90th (n=465) | 0.53 | 48.6 | 8% |
| 2016 | Syracuse | 58 | 0.69 | 74th (n=489) | 0.52 | 40.1 | 7% |
| 2017 | Syracuse | 157 | 0.44 | 36th (n=507) | 0.52 | 69.1 | 15% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 50–7 | 12 | 134 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 23–30 | 14 | 116 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 41–17 | 8 | 139 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 26–35 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 28 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 25–33 | 6 | 120 | 1 | 38 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 27–24 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 35 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 27–24 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 19–27 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 24–27 | 12 | 143 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 43–64 | 14 | 145 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 10–56 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 14–42 | 11 | 187 | 1 | 44 |
2016 Syracuse 10 games, 48 catches, 559 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 33–7 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 28–62 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 20–45 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 31–24 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 33–50 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 9–28 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 31–17 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 28–20 | 8 | 108 | 1 | 39 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 0–54 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 61–76 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 30 |
2015 Syracuse 12 games, 39 catches, 570 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 47–0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 30–17 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 53 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 30–27 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 24–34 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–45 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 38–44 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 20–23 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 40 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 21–45 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 17–41 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 27–37 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 29–42 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 20–17 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 16 |
2014 Syracuse 10 games, 27 catches, 415 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 27–26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 40–3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 20–34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 15–31 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 6–28 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 20–38 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 30–7 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 17–24 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 10–27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 7–30 | 6 | 97 | 0 | 46 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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