Steve Ishmael

#8 · WR · Syracuse6′2″ · 209 lb · Miami, FL

Steve Ishmael: WR · Syracuse · #8.

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Steve Ishmael

WR · Syracuse · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Syracuse: Scott Shafer and Dino Babers. One game to point at: 187 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Boston College — Week 13, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Syracuse in the news

Syracuse beats ranked team for first time since 2024Oct 31
NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
3-star OL decommits from SyracuseSyracuse.com Oct 28
Syracuse ends 11-game ACC losing streakOct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Syracuse	105	1,347	12.8	7	44
2016	Syracuse	48	559	11.6	1	39
2015	Syracuse	39	570	14.6	7	62
2014	Syracuse	27	415	15.4	3	46
Career		219	2,891	13.2	18	62

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 25 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 No. 2 Clemson	6	73	12.2	1	30
Wk 8	L 19-27@ No. 8 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	12.8	7	44

Signature game

Week 10 · 2017

L 24-27

at Florida State

12 rec · 143 yds · 1 TD

With E. Dungey — 278 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.0 · 109 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · S. Hofrichter — 43.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · NC State · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 32 yds to the NCSt 29 for a
Week 4 · LSU · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.75Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 28 yds to the LSU 36 for a
Week 6 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.56Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 35 yds for a TD PITTSBURGH Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Cole Murphy KICK)
Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Zack Mahoney pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 30 yds for a TD WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Cole Murphy KICK)
Week 5 · NC State · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +3.50Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 38 yds to the NCSt 5 for a
Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.44Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 34 yds to the CConn 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Florida State · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 6 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.06Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 34 yds to the Pitt 42 for a
Week 13 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Rex Culpepper pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 37 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)
Week 7 · Clemson · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.99Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 13 yds to the Clem 36 for a

Teams and coaches

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

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

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#357 / 709 · 50th pct

12.5

Catch rate#365 / 709 · 47th pct

66.7%

TD rate#392 / 709 · 44th pct

3.8%

Explosive rate#405 / 709 · 43rd pct

10.3%

EPA / target#433 / 709 · 39th pct

0.42

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

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

76th → 39th percentile

Explosive rate

44th → 43rd percentile

Catch rate

88th → 47th percentile

TD rate

21st → 44th percentile

Yards / catch

46th → 50th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2017 season

Head Coach

Dino Babers

Pass share

53.6%

548 pass / 474 run

Plays / game

85.2

12 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

587 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

105 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Steve Ishmael

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Syracuse