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Jersey Number 6
Isaiah Esdale
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newark, Delaware
- High School:
- Eastern Christian Academy
Bio
Rice: Graduate transfer who signed with Rice in February 2022
West Virginia
Played for three seasons at West Virginia, catching 56 passes for 648 yards (11.6 per catch) and two touchdowns.
2021
He also handled punt return duties for the Mountaineers in 2021 (13 for 57 yards) with a long of 27… Top game in 2021 came against Texas Tech when he topped 100 yards receiving for the first time in his career (113) and tied his career-high with six receptions, one for a career-long 55 yards… Also caught six passes (61 yards) vs. Iowa State…
2020
Played in eight games, including his first career start (Iowa State), and caught 12 passes for 115 yards with a long catch of 28 yards ... Caught five passes for 42 yards against the Cyclones... Tied for a team-high six catches at Texas, totaling 60 yards, including a season-long catch of 28 yards.
2019
Played in 10 games at Slot receiver and finished with 15 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown with a long of 36 yards... Caught two passes for a career-high 39 yards at TCU, including the game-winning, 35-yard pass with 2:10 to play ... Logged a career-high five catches for 34 yards at Kansas State ... Tallied two receptions for 21 yards against Texas Tech and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass... Lone catch at Oklahoma went for a career-best 36 yards.
2018
Made his FBS debut vs. Youngstown State while preserving his redshirt.
Eastern Arizona College
Had 10 catches for 319 yards, averaging 31.9 yards per catch and three touchdowns on offense for coach John O'Meara while also seeing some action on defense, picking off a pair of passes and returning each for a touchdown... Had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Las Cruces and an eight-yard interception returned for a score against Phoenix ... Helped lead the Monsters to an 8-4 record and a victory in the Salt City Bowl ... Had a pair of receptions for 66 yards and a touchdowns against Hutchinson in the Salt City Bowl.
Personal
Full Name: Isaiah Esdale... Born: October 13 at Wilmington, Delaware... Mother: Danielle Esdale ... Three brothers, one sister ... Older brother Malacchi was a member of the United States men’s national rugby team that competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and he also played for two seasons with the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby... Received his bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies from West Virginia in December of 2020...
West Virginia
Played for three seasons at West Virginia, catching 56 passes for 648 yards (11.6 per catch) and two touchdowns.
2021
He also handled punt return duties for the Mountaineers in 2021 (13 for 57 yards) with a long of 27… Top game in 2021 came against Texas Tech when he topped 100 yards receiving for the first time in his career (113) and tied his career-high with six receptions, one for a career-long 55 yards… Also caught six passes (61 yards) vs. Iowa State…
2020
Played in eight games, including his first career start (Iowa State), and caught 12 passes for 115 yards with a long catch of 28 yards ... Caught five passes for 42 yards against the Cyclones... Tied for a team-high six catches at Texas, totaling 60 yards, including a season-long catch of 28 yards.
2019
Played in 10 games at Slot receiver and finished with 15 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown with a long of 36 yards... Caught two passes for a career-high 39 yards at TCU, including the game-winning, 35-yard pass with 2:10 to play ... Logged a career-high five catches for 34 yards at Kansas State ... Tallied two receptions for 21 yards against Texas Tech and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass... Lone catch at Oklahoma went for a career-best 36 yards.
2018
Made his FBS debut vs. Youngstown State while preserving his redshirt.
Eastern Arizona College
Had 10 catches for 319 yards, averaging 31.9 yards per catch and three touchdowns on offense for coach John O'Meara while also seeing some action on defense, picking off a pair of passes and returning each for a touchdown... Had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Las Cruces and an eight-yard interception returned for a score against Phoenix ... Helped lead the Monsters to an 8-4 record and a victory in the Salt City Bowl ... Had a pair of receptions for 66 yards and a touchdowns against Hutchinson in the Salt City Bowl.
Personal
Full Name: Isaiah Esdale... Born: October 13 at Wilmington, Delaware... Mother: Danielle Esdale ... Three brothers, one sister ... Older brother Malacchi was a member of the United States men’s national rugby team that competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and he also played for two seasons with the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby... Received his bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies from West Virginia in December of 2020...
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02
