Jake Ingram

Jacob Ingram (born February 23, 1985) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the only long snapper drafted in 2009. He played college football at Hawaii.

Jake Ingram
Ingram with the New England Patriots in 2009
No. 47, 50
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1985-02-23) February 23, 1985
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Mililani (HI)
College:Hawaii
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:25
Tackles:0
Player stats at NFL.com

He has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early years

Ingram played football at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii, on the island of Oʻahu where he also lettered in track, and grew up with a childhood friend, Sahil Muliyil, who was his "inspiration to play football".

College career

Originally a walk-on at defensive end, Hawaii coach, June Jones had him switch full-time to long snapper during his fourth game at Hawaii. He remained the team's long snapper for the rest of his collegiate career.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Ingram was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (198th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, the only long snapper selected in that draft. He competed with veteran long snapper Nathan Hodel, who was already on the roster when the Patriots drafted Ingram; Hodel was later released on August 31, 2009.

Ingram played in all 16 games of the 2009 season for the Patriots and helped kicker Stephen Gostkowski to make a career high 53-yard field goal.

In 2010, Ingram snapped for the first eight games of the season before being waived on November 10, 2010.[1]

New Orleans Saints

Ingram was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 20, 2010, replacing Jason Kyle, who was placed on injured reserve.[2] He was waived by the Saints on November 22, 2010, after one game.

Tennessee Titans

Ingram was signed by the Titans before 2011, but was waived on August 18.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 27, 2011, Ingram signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was cut on September 3, 2011.

Personal life

His younger brother, Luke was also a long snapper at Hawaii. Following his NFL career, Ingram was a police officer in Lanai for a while and then moved back to Maui.[3]

References
  1. Walker, Monique (November 9, 2010). "Patriots cut long snapper Jake Ingram". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  2. "Saints place Kyle on IR, sign Ingram". Associated Press. SI.com. November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  3. "Maui Now: 21 Join Ranks of Maui Police Department as Part of 82nd Recruit Class". Maui Now | Hawaii News | 21 Join Ranks of Maui Police Department as Part of 82nd Recruit Class. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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