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2016 Football Roster

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  • WR
    Position
  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Houston, Texas
    Hometown
  • 6'4
    Height
  • 215
    Weight
  • Elsik HS
    High School
Ishmael Zamora
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Ishmael Zamora
WR
Position
Sophomore
Class
Houston, Texas
Hometown

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Biography

Two-year letterwinner... Played in 23 career games and started eight contests in two years on field in Waco... Former national top 300 recruit.

2016 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with eight starts at wide receiver as sophomore... Totaled 63 catches for 809 yards and eight touchdowns... Was second in Big 12 conference and 22nd nationally with 6.3 receptions per game... Ranked sixth in league with 80.9 receiving yards per game... Ranked fifth in Big 12 with eight touchdown catches... Had four 100-yard receiving games... Had career highs of eight catches, 175 yards and two TDs vs. OSU... Made first career start at Iowa State, had five catches for 48 yards... Had one catch for a four-yard TD vs. Kansas... Tallied four catches for 45 yards and one TD at Texas... Had seven catches for 121 yards and one TD on career-long 81-yard catch vs. TCU (17th longest pass in program history)... Started, had six catches for 87 yards at No. 9 Oklahoma... Made seven catches for 49 yards vs. Kansas State... Posted career-high 12 catches for 155 yards and one TD vs. TTU while setting career bests of three carries for 22 yards... Caught eight balls for 102 yards and 43-yard TD while rushing 2 times for 5 yards at No. 13 West Virginia... Closed career with five catches for 23 yards and one touchdown in victory over Boise State in Motel 6 Cactus Bowl... Missed first three games due to suspension for violating team rules... Started eight of remaining 10 games, played as reserve vs. Oklahoma State and TCU.

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played all 13 games as receiver, kick returner and on special teams as redshirt freshman... Earned first collegiate letter... Totaled 132 yards and two TDs on nine receptions (14.7 yards per reception) and 142 return yards (28.4 yards per return) on five kick returns on season... Made collegiate debut in season-opening win at SMU, made first career reception of five yards... Had one six-yard reception and returned two kicks for 33 total yards in win over Lamar in second game... Caught first career TD, eight-yarder from fellow freshman Jarrett Stidham in third quarter, and finished with two receptions for 22 yards in win over Rice in third game... Had season-high 44 receiving yards on two receptions, including season-long 37-yard TD in win at Kansas in fifth game... Made season-long kick return of 58 yards vs. No. 12 Oklahoma in ninth game... Had 24-yard reception in win over No. 10 North Carolina in Russell Athletic Bowl.

2014 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for nine of 13 games, but did not see any game action.

High School: National top 300 recruit and two-sport standout from Elsik High School in Alief, Texas... Excelled at track and football at EHS, played football for head coach Bill Barron... No. 102 overall national prospect on 247Sports's Top247 listing and No. 231 nationally on ESPN300 list... National position ranking among wide receiver prospects: 16th by 247Sports, 32nd by ESPN and 78th by Scout... State rating among all prospects: No. 12 by 247Sports, No. 28 by ESPN, No. 70 by Scout, No. 95 by Rivals, also listed among top 50 state recruits on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100... Rated 38th-best recruit in region by ESPN, and 91st by Scout's Midlands 125... Listed on Houston Top 100 by VYPE/Rivals... Played in 2014 Offense-Defense All-America Bowl All-Star game following senior season... Named to 2013 All-District 18-5A second team as senior... Played on run-oriented team at Elsik, totaled 18 receptions for 334 yards and three touchdowns as senior... In limited action as junior in 2012, caught five passes for 111 yards and one TD for EHS squad that finished 9-4 and reached DI regional semifinals... Class 5A state champion in 110-meter hurdles as junior in 2013 (13.70)... Also finished second in 300-meter hurdles (37.08) and fifth in long jump (22-9.25) at 2013 Class 5A state meet.

Personal: Son of Carlos Zamora and Tanya Handy... Full name is Ishmael Carlos Zamora... Born Nov. 26, 1995, in Houston... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies.

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