Steve Ishmael

Wide receiver for Syracuse. 2017: 105 catches, 1,347 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Syracuse · #8

6′2″ · 209 lb · Miami, FL

Syracuse 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Syracuse. 2017: 105 catches, 1,347 receiving yards, 7 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Syracuse, 2,891 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 187 yds vs Boston College.Boston College · L 14-422017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Syracuse

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Scott Shafer

Syracuse

2016–2017

Dino Babers

Syracuse

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Syracuse3-9HC: Scott Shafer · Balanced

2015Syracuse4-8HC: Scott Shafer · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2016Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#2 / 539 · 100th pct

105

Rec yards#7 / 539 · 99th pct

1347

Rec TDs#52 / 539 · 88th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#310 / 539 · 42nd pct

12.8

Long catch#332 / 539 · 38th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	10.0	127	13.7	0.6
Road5g	7.0	91.2	13.6	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.9	115	14.2	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	8.6	109	12.8	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Syracuse	105	1,347	12.8	7	--
2016	Syracuse	48	559	11.6	1	--
2015	Syracuse	39	570	14.6	7	--
2014	Syracuse	27	415	15.4	3	--
Career		219	2,891	13.2	18	--

Season	Team
2017	Syracuse	--	--	--	2	--
2016	Syracuse	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Syracuse	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Syracuse	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	--	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2017

W 27–24

vs Clemson

6 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With E. Dungey — 278 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.7 · 61 rush yds (21 car) · S. Hofrichter — 36 AVG · 43 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs Central Connecticut	12	134	11.2	0	34	134-yard receiving day
Wk 2	L 23-30vs Middle Tennessee	14	116	8.3	0	16
Wk 3	W 41-17vs Central Michigan	8	139	17.4	0	29	139-yard receiving day
Wk 4	L 26-35@ LSU	11	123	11.2	1	28
Wk 5	L 25-33@ NC State	6	120	20.0	1	38
Wk 6	W 27-24vs Pittsburgh	5	97	19.4	1	35
Wk 7	W 27-24vs Clemson	6	73	12.2	1	30
Wk 8	L 19-27@ Miami	4	41	10.3	0	13
Wk 10	L 24-27@ Florida State	12	143	11.9	1	34	143-yard receiving day
Wk 11	L 43-64vs Wake Forest	14	145	10.4	1	30	145-yard receiving day
Wk 12	L 10-56@ Louisville	2	29	14.5	0	17
Wk 13	L 14-42vs Boston College	11	187	17.0	1	44	Season-high 187 yds
Total		105	1347	13.7	7	44

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology