Ishmael Hyman
![]() Hyman with the Browns in 2019 | |||||||
No. 13 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | August 23, 1995 | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | St. John Vianney (Holmdel, New Jersey) | ||||||
College: | James Madison | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2019 | |||||||
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Ishmael Hyman (born August 23, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at James Madison.
Early life and high school
Hyman grew up Manalapan, New Jersey and attended St. John Vianney High School, where he played football and ran track.[1] As a senior, he had 24 receptions for 428 yards and four touchdowns before suffering a season-ending injury and finished fourth in the state in the 200-meter dash. Rated a three-star recruit, Hyman committed to play college football at Kansas over offers from Boston College, Rutgers, Syrcause, Temple, James Madison and Villanova.[2]
College career
Hyman began his collegiate career at the University of Kansas, redshirting his true freshman year before deciding to transfer to James Madison University at the end of the season. In four seasons with the Dukes, Hyman caught 72 passes for 1,061 yards and 11 touchdowns and was a member of the 2016 team that won the FCS National Championship.[3]
Professional career
Orlando Apollos
After going unselected in the 2018 NFL Draft and going unsigned as an undrafted free agent, Hyman was signed by the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. Hyman caught four passes for 60 yards with Orlando before the AAF ceased operations.[4]
Cleveland Browns
Hyman was signed by the Cleveland Browns on April 25, 2019.[5] Hyman was waived by the Browns during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[6]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hyman was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on September 24, 2019. He was released but was re-signed on October 16, 2019.[7] The Buccaneers promoted Hyman to the active roster on December 10, 2019.[8] He made his NFL debut on December 15, 2019 against the Detroit Lions, catching one pass for three yards in a 38–17 win.[9] He was waived on December 24, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] Hyman finished the season with two receptions on four targets for 34 yards in two games played.[11]
Carolina Panthers
On January 2, 2020, Hyman signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers.[12] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 28.[15] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 7, 2020,[16] and moved back to the practice squad/injured list on December 22.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 4, 2021.[18]
References
- ^ Witkowski, Wayne (July 25, 2013). "SJV grad Hyman prepares for college football career at Kansas". CentralJersey.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Minium, Harry (March 22, 2014). "Receiver mulling a transfer visits ODU practice". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (April 25, 2019). "Browns sign WR Ishmael Hyman". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Keatley, Josh (May 1, 2019). "Ishmael Hyman: What the Browns are getting in their new wide receiver". Browns Wire. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Moore, Thomas (April 25, 2019). "Browns sign WR Ishmael Hyman". DawgsByNature.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 1, 2019). "Browns roster to 53: Jamie Gillan, Austin Seibert make the team; WR Taywan Taylor and guard Justin McCray acquired in trades". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Arcia, Gil (October 16, 2019). "Buccaneers announce practice squad moves". BucsNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 10, 2019). "Bucs Promote Ishmael Hyman to Boost Thin Receiving Corps". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Arcia, Gil (December 15, 2019). "Notes and highlights from the Buccaneers 38-17 win over the Lions". BucsNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 24, 2019). "Bucs Promote John Franklin, Jaydon Mickens to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ "Ishmael Hyman: Let go by Buccaneers". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Panthers' Ishmael Hyman: Joins Panthers". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2020). "Panthers reduce roster to 53 players". Panthers.com.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 6, 2020), "Panthers announce initial practice squad additions", Panthers.com
- ^ Voth, Bill (November 28, 2020). "Christian McCaffrey ruled out of Panthers' trip to Minnesota". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 7, 2020). "Panthers place eight players on reserve/COVID list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 22, 2020). "Panthers activate Zach Kerr from reserve/COVID-19 list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Bryan, Will (January 4, 2021). "Panthers sign 14 players to reserve future contracts for 2021". Panthers.com.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Manalapan Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football wide receivers
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- James Madison Dukes football players
- Orlando Apollos players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Carolina Panthers players