Ish Findlayter

Position:
Edge
Height:
6-4
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Toronto, Ont.
High School:
Clarkson Secondary

DUQUESNE
• Spent the 2025 season with the Dukes
• Appeared in 10 games along the defensive line
• Recorded 21 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles
• Named to the Dean’s List

VIRGINIA TECH
• Signed with Virginia Tech out of high school as a three-star recruit
• Enrolled early in January 2023 and spent two seasons in Blacksburg
• Appeared in two games during the 2023 season, registering two tackles, one tackle for loss and a half sack

CLARKSON FOOTBALL NORTH
• Rated three stars by 247Sports, ESPN and On3
• Ranked the No. 1 overall prospect in Ontario by 247Sports
• Ranked the No. 66 edge rusher nationally by On3
• Two-year varsity letterwinner for the Chargers
• Captained the team as a senior in 2022
• Named Football North’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after posting seven sacks in five games
• Recorded five sacks, one interception and one safety in eight games as a junior in 2021
• His 2020 sophomore season marked his first playing American football, though Clarkson Secondary did not hold a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Converted to defensive end after playing safety; began his Canadian football career as a wide receiver
• Also played basketball at Clarkson and served as a volunteer youth basketball coach at summer camps
• Named an Ontario Scholar for high academic achievement

PERSONAL
• Full name is Ishmael Ivor Findlayter