Ryan Santoso
American football player (born 1995)
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Ryan Santoso (born August 26, 1995) is an American-Indonesian[1] 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.
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Pace, Florida, U.S.
Santoso with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 26, 1995 Pace, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Pace HS (Pace, FL) | ||||||||||||
| College | Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Minnesota
Santoso redshirted during the 2013 season.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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)[7]
Professional career
Detroit Lions (first stint)
On April 28, 2018, Santoso signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was waived on September 1.[9] Santoso signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 3, 2019.[10]
Santoso was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[11]
Montreal Alouettes (first stint)
The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL signed Santoso to their practice roster on September 24, 2019.[12] He was released on October 15.[13]
Tennessee Titans (first stint)
Santoso was signed back into the NFL by the Tennessee Titans on November 27, 2019.[14] He was waived on December 17.[15]
Montreal Alouettes (second stint)
On February 13, 2020, Santoso was re-signed by the Montreal Alouettes.[16] He was released on August 18, after the 2020 CFL season was cancelled.[17]
New York Giants (first stint)
On September 6, 2020, Santoso was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17.[19] He was waived on December 1,[20] but was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[21] 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.[22]
On January 26, 2021, Santoso signed a reserves/futures contract with the Giants.[23]
Carolina Panthers
On August 26, 2021, Santoso was traded to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional seventh-round pick.[24] 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.[25]
Tennessee Titans (second stint)
The Titans signed Santoso to their practice squad on September 17, 2021.[26] He was released three days later.
Detroit Lions (second stint)
On September 22, 2021, Santoso signed with the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29]
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.[30]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 21, 2022, Santoso signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[31] He was waived on August 23.[32]
New York Giants (second stint)
On August 26, 2022, Santoso signed with the New York Giants.[33] He was waived three days later.[34]
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.[35] Santoso was waived on August 2.[36]