{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Jeremy Ito | image = Jeremyito.jpg | caption = Jeremy Ito with Rutgers in 2008 | number = 1 | position = Placekicker, punter | 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 = *New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2008}})* *Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{cfly|2009}}) }} '''Jeremy Ito''' (born March 4, 1986) is a former placekicker and punter for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAA Division I-A football team. He also played 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>[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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
On October 10, 2009, Ito was added to the practice roster of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticats.ca/article/ticats-add-k-p-jeremy-ito|title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}</ref> On November 8, 2009, he made his regular-season debut, kicking three field goals in Hamilton's victory over Winnipeg.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On May 12, 2010, Ito was released by the Tiger-Cats.<ref>http://www.phsb.ca/article/tiger-cats-sign-2009-draft-pick-hinds{{dead link|date=September 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/161668 ESPN.com Player Card].
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