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Ishmael Findlayter Season 2024

PositionDL
Weight260 lbs
Height6-4
ClassRedshirt Freshman
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
High SchoolClarkson Secondary School

2023: Played in two games, making two tackles, including a TFL and a half sack.

High School:  Two-year varsity letterman defensive end at Clarkson Secondary School (Mississauga, Ontario) under head coach Larry Jusdanis … Captained the Chargers during his 2022 senior season … As a 2022 senior, he played in five games, recording seven sacks … Named Football North’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year … Named an Ontario Scholar for high academic achievement … As a 2021 junior, he played in eight games, registering five sacks, one interception and one safety … His 2020 sophomore season marked his first playing American football, despite no games being held due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Converted to defensive end after playing safety … Started in Canadian football during grade school as a wide receiver … Grew up playing basketball as a small forward without intentions of playing football … Rated as a three-star defensive end by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 … Ranked as the No. 66 edge rusher by On3.
 
Personal:  Full name is Ishmael Ivor Findlayter … Son to Rashbell and Nicola Findlayter  … Has two siblings: Zuriel, brother, and Khadijah, sister … Interested in majoring in criminology at Virginia Tech … Aspires to become a lawyer … Lists his primary hobby as playing basketball … Volunteered as a youth basketball coach at kids’ summer basketball camps … Born July 11, 2004, in Toronto, Ontario.