TCU: Played two seasons at TCU, playing in five games total … in 2023 he missed gthe first five games before playing in three straight, recording six tackles … had a career-high tying three tackles against BYU with a pass break up … missed the final four games … in 2022 he played in the first two games of the season, recording three tackles before missing the final 13 games.
Missouri: Played three seasons at Missouri … in 2021 he played in five games, recording seven tackles and at least one in every game … had a career-high tying three tackles against North Texas … In 2020 he played in a career-best eight games with a career-best nine tackles and three PBUs … had a career-best three tackles against Georgia … broke up a pair of passes against LSU …also had a PBU against Tennessee … played just just one game in 2019 for Missouri.
High School: Lettered in football at Slidell High School where he was the four-star recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports.com … top-ranked safety prospect in the state of Louisiana … made 48 tackles (35 solo) from his safety spot as a senior, adding a pair of interceptions … posted 36 tackles (26 solo) with four interceptions as a junior in 2017 … also returned kicks and punts as one of the team’s most dynamic players with the ball in his hands, tallying a kick return touchdown in both his senior and junior seasons … first-team all-district defensive back as a junior …was the nation’s No. 32 safety prospect according to ESPN and ranked No. 35 nationally at safety by 247Sports.com … Rivals.com listed him as a three-star prospect.
Personal: Full name is Ishmael Az-Zahir Burdine, and played under his last name Burdine at both TCU and Missouri … birthday is September 26, 2000 … graduated from TCU and is now majoring in liberal arts.
