Keith Ismael
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Ismael in 2021
No. 60 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-25) July 25, 1998 (age 25)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco)
College:San Diego State (2016–2019)
NFL draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 156
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:31
Games started:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Keith Ismael (born July 25, 1998) is an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State and was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

College career

Ismael was born in Oakland, California and is of African-American, Filipino and Samoan descent.[1] A 2-star recruit, Ismael committed to San Diego State over offers from Air Force, Army, Colorado State, Eastern Washington, Hawaii, Montana, San Jose State, UC Davis, and Utah State.[2] Ismael was a three-year starter at San Diego State. He was named second-team All-Mountain West Conference as a freshman and to the first-team as a sophomore and as a junior. Following the 2019 season, he announced he would be forgoing his senior season by entering the 2020 NFL Draft.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		309 lb
(140 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 5.34 s 1.79 s 3.01 s 4.65 s 8.14 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4][5]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

Ismael was selected by the Washington Football Team in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, in which they took Ismael with one of the two picks they acquired in a trade that sent Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers.[6] He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 22, 2020.[7] Ismael was released on August 31, 2021,[8] and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4.[10] In the Week 12 win against the Seattle Seahawks, Ismael took over at center after starter Wes Schweitzer left the game after suffering an ankle injury.[11] The following week, Ismael made his first career start against the Las Vegas Raiders which made him the fourth starting center for the team in the 2021 season.[12]

On March 16, 2022, the team placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Ismael,[13] which he signed on April 20.[14] He was placed on injured reserve as part of finalizing the 53-man roster, but released with an injury settlement on September 5, 2022.[15][16]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 13, 2022, Ismael signed with the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 31, 2023.[18]

On August 29, 2023, Ismael was waived by the 49ers.[19]

Arizona Cardinals

On August 30, 2023, Ismael was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[20]

References

  1. ^ Diokno, Ed (May 1, 2020). "NFL teams select two Filipino Americans in final day of draft".
  2. ^ "Keith Ismael, 2016 Offensive Guard - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. ^ "Aztecs center Keith Ismael declares early for 2020 NFL Draft". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Keith Ismael Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Keith Ismael College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Redskins' Keith Ismael: Heading to Washington". CBS Sports. Rotowire. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ Fortier, Sam; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 23, 2020). "No. 2 overall pick Chase Young signs with Washington". Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (August 31, 2021). "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations. "Washington Signs 15 Players To Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Washington Roster Moves: Keith Ismael signed from the practice squad". Hogs Haven. SB Nation. November 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Selby, Zach (December 1, 2021). "From practice squad to primetime, Keith Ismael has embraced his opportunities". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Keim, John (December 5, 2021). "Washington's Logan Thomas feared to have suffered torn ACL, MCL in win over Las Vegas Raiders, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. ^ Selby, Zach. "Commanders tender 4 players, release S Landon Collins". Commanders.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  14. ^ Alper, Josh (April 20, 2022). "Commanders re-sign Keith Ismael". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Washington Commanders Public Relations. "Commanders cut 25 players, place 3 on IR". Commanders.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ^ RotoWire Staff (September 5, 2022). "Keith Ismael: Let go with injury settlement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Elijah Mitchell Placed on Injured Reserve and Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  18. ^ "49ers Sign 10 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". 49ers.com. January 31, 2023.
  19. ^ "49ers Announce Moves for Initial 53-Man Roster". 49ers.com. August 29, 2023.
  20. ^ Posey, Kyle (2023-08-30). "Ilm Manning claimed by the Cardinals; D'Shawn Jamison to the Panthers". Niners Nation. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

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