Raghib Ismail Jr. - 2019 Football Roster
Roster
Raghib Ismail Jr.
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
- High School:
- Cisco C.C., Texas
- Weight:
- 170
- Height:
- 6-0
- Major:
- American Studies
UW This Season: Ismail had a strong spring for the Pokes and will once again to a valuable playmaker for the Brown and Gold. He is listed at the top spot at the F-receiver position alongside C.J. Johnson.
2018: Ismail appeared in 11 games in his first season with the Pokes. He caught 24 passes for 267 yards, as he averaged 11.1 yards per catch for the season. He added two touchdowns on the season including the game winner against Wofford. He hauled in a 26 yard catch against Boise State in a game where he had a career-high five catches for a career best 66 yards. He also added a touchdown against Air Force in the final home game of the season. Raghib “Rocket” Ismail Jr. is a 6-0, 180-pound wide receiver, who caught 48 passes for 434 yards and scored four receiving touchdowns at Cisco College in 2017. His 48 receptions ranked him No. 21 in the nation among all junior college players in ‘17. Ismail also ranked No. 29 in the country in receiving yards, averaging 62.0 yards per game. He added two kickoff returns for 40 yards and three punt returns for 12 yards for a total of 486 all-purpose yards. Ismail was part of a Wrangler offense that ranked No. 18 in the nation in passing offense (235.3 yards per game), No. 22 in the NJCAA in total offense (392.3 yards per game) and No. 23 in scoring offense (34.1 points per game). He played for head coach Russell Thompson at Cisco College. Ismail played one season at Cisco College after originally attending TCU where he was a member of the Horned Frog Football team.
High School: Ismail is from Carrollton, Texas, and played his high school football at Ranchview High School. His senior season, he helped lead Ranchview to a 9-3 overall record and a 4-1 district record. Ranchview advanced to the second round of the 2014 Texas Class 4A District 1 State Playoffs. Ismail played for head coach Terry Smith at Ranchview High.He was ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com coming out of high school and was recruited by and offered by Nevada.
Personal: He is the son of Raghib“Rocket” Ismail, who finished second in the 1990 Heisman Trophy balloting while playing at the University of Notre Dame. He is majoring in American studies at UW.
