Ryan Santoso

Ryan Santoso
Santoso with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024
Profile
PositionPlacekicker
Personal information
Born (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995
Pace, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High schoolPace HS (Pace, FL)
CollegeMinnesota
NFL draft2018: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Field goals4
Field goals attempted5
Field goal %80
Longest field goal35
Touchbacks21
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Ryan Santoso (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker. He played college football at Minnesota and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Santoso has also been a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Antonio Brahmas.

College career

Recruiting profile

Santoso was the seventh-ranked kicker and a two-star recruit out of Pace High School in Pace, Florida. He signed a letter of intent to play college football at the University of Minnesota on December 25, 2012.[1]

Minnesota

Santoso redshirted during the 2013 season.[2]

Santoso became Minnesota's kicker in 2014 and had a poor 12-of-18 (66.7%) showing on field goal attempts but went 45-of-46 (97.8%) on extra point tries. The high point of his season was 52-yard field goal to beat Purdue.[3]

In 2015, Santoso's field goal numbers improved drastically, he went 17-of-21 (80.9) on field goal attempts, including a game-winning field goal in overtime against Colorado State.[4] Santoso also was a perfect 32-of-32 on extra point attempts.

Prior to the 2016 season, the Gophers announced that Santoso would change positions to punter.[5] In 2016, he punted 77 times for 3,151 yards (40.9 yards/punt).

In 2017, Santoso punted 66 times for 2,838 yards (43.0 yards/punt)[6]

Professional career

Detroit Lions (first stint)

On April 28, 2018, Santoso signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[7] He was waived on September 1.[8] Santoso signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 3, 2019.[9]

Santoso was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[10]

Montreal Alouettes (first stint)

The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL signed Santoso to their practice roster on September 24, 2019.[11] He was released on October 15.[12]

Tennessee Titans (first stint)

Santoso was signed back into the NFL by the Tennessee Titans on November 27, 2019.[13] He was waived on December 17.[14]

Montreal Alouettes (second stint)

On February 13, 2020, Santoso was re-signed by the Montreal Alouettes.[15] He was released on August 18, after the 2020 CFL season was cancelled.[16]

New York Giants (first stint)

On September 6, 2020, Santoso was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17.[18] He was waived on December 1,[19] but was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20] Santoso was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[21]

On January 26, 2021, Santoso signed a reserves/futures contract with the Giants.[22]

Carolina Panthers

On August 26, 2021, Santoso was traded to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional seventh-round pick.[23] During the season opener against the New York Jets, Santoso went 2-for-2 in field goals, and 1-for-2 in extra point attempts. He was waived on September 14.[24]

Tennessee Titans (second stint)

The Titans signed Santoso to their practice squad on September 17, 2021.[25] He was released three days later.

Detroit Lions (second stint)

On September 22, 2021, Santoso signed with the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[26] He was promoted to the active roster three days later to replace kicker Austin Seibert, who ended up on the COVID-19 reserve list earlier in the week.[27] In Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Santoso missed an extra point, and a game winning field goal in overtime which would have given the Lions their first win of the season, but the game resulted in a tie. He was released on November 16.[28]

Los Angeles Rams

On December 18, 2021, Santoso was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. Santoso became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.[29]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 21, 2022, Santoso signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[30] He was waived on August 23.[31]

New York Giants (second stint)

On August 26, 2022, Santoso signed with the New York Giants.[32] He was waived three days later.[33]

San Antonio Brahmas

On April 10, 2024, Santoso signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL) as a replacement for the injured Donald De La Haye.[34] Santoso was waived on August 2.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Santoso - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Christensen, Joe (August 18, 2014). "Gophers kicker Ryan Santoso explains why redshirt year helped him". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Gophers kicker Ryan Santoso atones for first missed PAT with game-winning field goal". TwinCities.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gophers take down Colorado State in OT". GopherSports.com. September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Christensen, Joe (May 16, 2016). "Gophers move kicker Santoso to punter". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ryan Santoso College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Football: Ryan Santoso Signs a UDFA Deal With the Detroit Lions". TheDailyGopher.com. April 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Schlitt, Erik (January 3, 2019). "Lions sign P/K Ryan Santoso and RB Kerwynn Williams to futures contracts". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Mullenax, Steven (August 30, 2019). "Detroit Lions 2019 roster cuts tracker (updated)". SideLionReport.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "ALOUETTES TRANSACTIONS". MontrealAlouettes.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "OCTOBER 15 TRANSACTIONS". MontrealAlouettes.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 27, 2019). "Titans Place TE Delanie Walker on Injured Reserve, Add Kicker Ryan Santoso". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  14. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 17, 2019). "Titans Waive Kicker Ryan Santoso From 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com.
  15. ^ "Alouettes acquire Canadian kicker Tyler Crapigna in exchange of Boris Bede". MontrealAlouettes.com. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  17. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
  18. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 17, 2020). "Graham Gano placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list among roster updates". Giants.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  19. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Transactions: 3 Giants activated off COVID-19 list; Kyler Fackrell to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  20. ^ Benton, Dan (December 3, 2020). "Giants sign Montre Hartage, Ryan Santoso to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  21. ^ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2021). "LB Kyler Fackrell & DB Madre Harper activated, FB Eli Penny to IR among roster moves". Giants.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  22. ^ Salomone, Dan (January 26, 2021). "Giants sign P Ryan Santoso to reserve/future contract". www.giants.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  23. ^ "Panthers trade for kicker Ryan Santoso". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  24. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2021). "Panthers trade for kicker Ryan Santoso". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  25. ^ Moraitis, Mike (September 17, 2021). "Tennessee Titans sign K Ryan Santoso to practice squad". TitansWire. USAToday.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  26. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (September 22, 2021). "Lions place Ifeatu Melifonwu on IR, sign Daryl Worley from practice squad". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  27. ^ Rogers, Justin (September 25, 2021). "With kicker Austin Seibert on COVID-19 list, Lions promote Ryan Santoso off practice squad". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "Detroit Lions elevate kicker Ryan Santoso vs. Steelers, place Austin Seibert on IR". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 13, 2021.
  29. ^ Rizzuti, Anthony (February 14, 2022). "Former Panthers K Ryan Santoso ends eventful 2021 with Super Bowl LVI win". Panthers Wire. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  30. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars re-sign a wide receiver and sign a kicker". Jaguars.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  31. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign QB Jake Luton". Jaguars.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  32. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 26, 2022). "Giants sign K Ryan Santoso, WR Travis Toivonen; DB Andrew Adams released". Giants.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  33. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2022). "Giants waive 7 players ahead of roster deadline". Giants.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  34. ^ @UFL_PR (April 10, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  35. ^ @UFL_PR (August 2, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.