Rocket Ismail
Raghib Ramadian Ismail
Born: November 18, 1969
Elizabeth, NJ USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Notre Dame
High School: Elmer L. Meyers (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Career: 1991-2001
Drafted: 1991 in Round 4, #100 overall by the Los Angeles Raiders
Rocket Ismail played from 1991 to 2001 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Raiders, Oakland Raiders and Toronto Argonauts. Ismail caught 463 passes for 7,246 yards and 41 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 36 | 271 | 7.5 | 42 | 3 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 34 | 154 | 4.5 | 59 | 3 | 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 10 | 0 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 | 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 35 | 1 | 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 36 | 0 | 1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 110 | 8.5 | 27 | 1 | 2000 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 37 | 0 | 2001 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
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| CFL | 70 | 425 | 6.1 | 59 | 6 | |
| NFL | 58 | 423 | 7.3 | 37 | 2 | |
| Totals | 128 | 848 | 6.6 | 59 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 64 | 1300 | 20.3 | 87 | 9 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 36 | 651 | 18.1 | 56 | 4 | 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 26 | 353 | 13.6 | 43 | 1 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 42 | 5 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 28 | 491 | 17.5 | 73 | 3 | 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 51 | 0 | 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 36 | 419 | 11.6 | 59 | 2 | 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 69 | 1024 | 14.8 | 62 | 8 | 1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 80 | 1097 | 13.7 | 76 | 6 | 2000 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 350 | 14.0 | 44 | 1 | 2001 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 53 | 834 | 15.7 | 80 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 100 | 1951 | 19.5 | 87 | 13 | |
| NFL | 363 | 5295 | 14.6 | 80 | 28 | |
| Totals | 463 | 7246 | 15.7 | 87 | 41 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 48 | 602 | 12.5 | 73 | 1 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 59 | 614 | 10.4 | 74 | 1 | 2001 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 107 | 1216 | 11.4 | 74 | 2 | |
| NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 108 | 1236 | 11.4 | 74 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 31 | 786 | 25.4 | 38 | 0 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 43 | 1139 | 26.5 | 55 | 0 | 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 25 | 605 | 24.2 | 66 | 0 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 43 | 923 | 21.5 | 51 | 0 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 36 | 706 | 19.6 | 43 | 0 | 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 74 | 1925 | 26.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| NFL | 109 | 2334 | 21.4 | 66 | 0 | |
| Totals | 183 | 4259 | 23.3 | 66 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 60 | 0 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 39 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1992 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2000 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2001 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| CFL | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | |
| NFL | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | |
| Totals | 8 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 310 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1991 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 17 | 17 | 1992 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 16 | 1993 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 13 | 0 | 1994 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 | 1995 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 | 1996 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 5 | 1997 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 2 | 1998 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 15 | 1999 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 14 | 2000 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 | 2001 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 13 |
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Awards
1991 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Honors
1991 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1991 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1991 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1992 - CFL CFL East All-Star
