Remon Kurisuto

Remon Kurisuto

No. 69 – Orange County Otters
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1997-04-20)April 20, 1997 (aged 64) Hokkaido, Japan
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:	Yale
ISFL Draft:	2036  / Round: 3 / Pick: 23
DSFL Draft:	2035  / Round: 9 / Pick: 53
Career history
Roster status:	Active
Player stats at ISFL.net

Remon Kurisuto (レモン クリスト, born April 20, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Orange County Otters of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for Yale University, before spending a season in the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) with the Norfolk Seawolves, and has not yet started play in the NSFL.

Early years

Kurisuto was born in Nakagawa, Hokkaido, Japan to immigrant parents Julio Cristo and Amelia Cristo. During their immigration to Japan, the family opted to change their last name from Cristo to Kurisuto in order to fit the native pronunciation. Julio frequently watched reruns of American football games with his father and organized local games with his friends. As part of a small population in Japan interested in American Football, it was difficult to frequently find games to participate in. Instead, Kurisuto participated in many baseball leagues to satisfy his athletic itch. In order to stay motivated, Kurisuto was known to stay up late watching American television broadcasts of live games as he grew older. Julio and Amelia identified his interest in football, and encouraged him to work towards attending school in the United States in order to pursue this interest. Kurisuto eventually leveraged his high marks in school to attend Yale University for accounting, where he began training to ultimately join the varsity team there.

College career

During Kurisuto's freshman year at Yale, he did not make the cut for any varsity football teams, but did make the baseball team. He spent his time during this year adjusting to American lifestyle, and benefitting from increased proximity to the football players. Kurisuto frequently socialized with the football players more than the baseball players, despite an obvious language barrier. He credits much of his success to the mentorship of these older football players as mentors towards his training, and eventual time on the team. Kurisuto joined the football team during his sophomore year at Yale, and was placed in a Wide Receiver role, where he could use his small frame and high agility to make extensive catches. Throughout his three years on the team, Kurisuto was a starting Wide Receiver for his junior and senior years, and held passing yard totals within the top 10 of the varsity circuit for both years.

College career statistics

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Professional career

DSFL career

Nearing his graduation, during his senior year at Yale, Kurisuto entered his name to the 2035 DSFL Draft (S20). He was drafted 53rd overall, and 6th overall Wide Receiver, by the Norfolk Seawolves, as their first Wide Receiver of the draft class. During the Prospect Bowl, Kurisuto placed an impressive 103 yards for the Waiheke Island Eagles.

Kurisuto's rookie season in the DSFL contained a strong showing spread across 14 games. Across these games, Kurisuto gained 583 total yards (5th overall that season), averaging 13 yards per attempt (9th overall that season). His longest receiving play was 45 yards (3rd highest overall that season). He was credited with 4 touchdowns. Partnered with teammate Tequila Sunrise, the Norfolk Seawolves put on an impressive highly dominant passing game. The Norfolk Seawolves would go on to play in the Conference Championship, but lost to Myrtle Beach by a score of 10-43. In this game, Kurisuto made 3 receives for a total gain of 22 yards, with the longest play being 11 yards. He did not score any touchdowns.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)

NSFL career

In the S21 NSFL draft, Remon Kurisuto was drafted by the Orange County Otters in the 3rd pick of the 3rd round, 23rd overall, and 2nd in Wide Receivers for that draft class (Jerome Davis was drafted in the 20th overall pick by the Chicago Butchers). Kurisuto negotiated and signed an $8,000,000 contract over three years (split 4/2/2), with a mutual option to extend the contract in the third year. The Orange County Otters stated that he will begin play in the NSFL during the upcoming season, S21, but will play out of position as a fullback, still on the offensive line. Over time, Kurisuto hopes to "earn [his] spot as the starting wide receiver", stated in a post-draft interview. Kurisuto was also reunited with long-time friend Prince Vegeta, who was drafted first overall by the Orange County Otters in the same draft.

Professional career statistics

			Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2035 (S20)	Seawolves	14	45	583	13	45	4

Achievements and records

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