Jeremy Ito

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jeremy Ito

| image = Jeremyito.jpg

| caption = Jeremy Ito with Rutgers in 2008

| number = 1

| position = Placekicker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|4}}

| birth_place = Loma Linda, California

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 175

| college = Rutgers

| undraftedyear = 2008

| pastteams =

}}

Jeremy Ito (born March 4, 1986) is a former placekicker and punter for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAA Division I-A football team. He was most recently a kicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Ito is half Japanese. During his career at Rutgers, he was given the nickname "The Judge" - after Lance Ito, by fans for his clutch, game kicking performances.{{Cite web |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2006-11-16/sports/18352453_1_greg-schiano-scarlet-knights-jeremy-ito |title=New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip - Homepage - NY Daily News |access-date=2012-11-18 |archive-date=2020-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519052439/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2006-11-16/sports/18352453_1_greg-schiano-scarlet-knights-jeremy-ito/ |url-status=dead }}

High school

Ito attended Redlands High School in Redlands, California and was a student and a letterman in football, soccer, and golf. In football, he was a three-time All-Citrus Belt League selection.

College career

Ito had a career field goals made percentage of 72.1, connecting on 80 of 111 attempts for the Scarlet Knights.{{cite web |url=http://www.scarletknights.com/football/history/career-sp-teams.asp |title=Rutgers Football Special Teams/Total Offense Leaders |accessdate=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826181047/http://www.scarletknights.com/football/history/career-sp-teams.asp |archivedate=2013-08-26 }} A career highlight is a 28-yard game-winning field goal against the Louisville Cardinals in an upset victory on November 9, 2006, by a score of 28-25.[http://sportsline.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20061109_LOU@RUT Rutgers vs Louisville 11/9/2006 Game Recap from Sportsline] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120717081018/http://sportsline.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20061109_LOU@RUT |date=2012-07-17 }} The victory elevated Rutgers to # 7 in the country, their highest ranking ever. Ito was not drafted in the 2008 NFL draft.

Professional career

In 2008, Ito was signed by the Saints, but was released at the beginning of the season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.saintsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=69107 |title=Saints sign another rookie Kicker (Jeremy Ito) - SaintsReport Community Forums |access-date=2009-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715225403/http://www.saintsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=69107 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead }}

On October 10, 2009, Ito was added to the practice roster of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticats.ca/article/ticats-add-k-p-jeremy-ito|title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats}} On November 8, 2009, he made his regular-season debut, kicking three field goals in Hamilton's victory over Winnipeg.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=297725 |title=Hamilton eliminates Winnipeg from playoffs, will host Lions |website=www.tsn.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110225503/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=297725 |archive-date=2009-11-10}} On May 12, 2010, Ito was released by the Tiger-Cats.http://www.phsb.ca/article/tiger-cats-sign-2009-draft-pick-hinds{{dead link|date=September 2012}}

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