2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Isaiah Esdale
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newark, Del.
- High School:
- Eastern Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- Eastern Arizona CC
- Has played in 19 career games, including one start
2020 (r-Jr.)
- Played in eight games, including one start
- Finished the season with 12 catches for 115 yards with a long catch of 28 yards
- Earned his first career start at Iowa State
- 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 (r-So.)
- Played in 10 games at Slot receiver
- Saw action on 191 offensive plays, including a season-high 38 plays at Baylor
- Used on 20 or more offensive plays in five games
- Finished the season 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
- Also threw a 24-yard touchdown pass against TTU
- Finished with three catches for 26 yards at Baylor
- Lone catch at Oklahoma went for 36 yards, a career long
2018 (So.)
- Redshirted
- Saw action at receiver against Youngstown State during the 2018 season
- Transferred to West Virginia in August
2017 (Fr.) - Eastern Arizona College
- Played for coach John O'Meara at Eastern Arizona College
- Teammate of current Mountaineers Joe and Michael Brown
- Helped lead the Monsters to an 8-4 record and a victory in the Salt City Bowl
- Finished with 10 catches for 319 yards, averaging 31.9 yards per catch and three touchdowns
- Also saw time on defense, finishing with two interceptions (both returned for touchdowns) and a pass breakup
- Had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Las Cruces and an eight-yard interception returned for a score against Phoenix
- Had a season-high three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown against Arizona Western
- Two receptions for 66 yards and a touchdowns against Hutchinson in the Salt City Bowl
- Also had an 89-yard touchdown reception against Pima
High School
- Played for Coach Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy
- Earned Maryland All-State Second Team honors as a senior
- HS teammate of former Mountaineer David Sills V
- Finished with 1,000 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns as a senior
Personal
- Son of Danielle Esdale
- Graduated in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies
- One of four children (3 brothers)
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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