Ismail is the son of former NFL wide receiver and former Baltimore Raven Qadry Ismail as well as the nephew of fellow former football players Raghib Ismail and Sulaiman Ismail. Ismail played football, basketball, and ran track at The John Carroll School in Maryland.
College career
Ismail originally played quarterback for Villanova before converting to wide receiver.
Prior to the 2022 season, Ismail transferred to Samford, where he completed his collegiate football career as a wide receiver.