Ishmael Sopsher wants to play college football with his older brother, Rodney, and suggested the two could be a package deal.

“We always dreamed of playing together,” Sopsher said.

The public acknowledgement of the Sopsher brothers as a package deal is a relatively new development in the recruitment of Ishmael, the nation’s No. 1-ranked 2019 defensive tackle, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, from Amite, La.