 Ingram in 2009 | |||
| No. 47, 50 | |||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | February 23, 1985 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Mililani (Mililani, Hawaii) | ||
| College: | Hawaii (2005–2008) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Jacob Ingram (born February 23, 1985) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft as a center.
Ingram played football at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii, on the island of Oʻahu where he also lettered in track.
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.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.90 s | 1.66 s | 2.84 s | 4.52 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
18 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
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.[2] 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.[3]
Ingram was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 20, 2010, replacing Jason Kyle, who was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was waived by the Saints on November 22, 2010, after one game.
Ingram was signed by the Titans before 2011, but was waived on August 18.
On August 27, 2011, Ingram signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was cut on September 3, 2011.
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.[5]