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Ryan Santoso
Santoso with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024
Profile
PositionPlacekicker
Personal information
Born (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995 (age 31)
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 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-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.

College career

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Recruiting profile

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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

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Santoso in 2017

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

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Detroit Lions (first stint)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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The Titans signed Santoso to their practice squad on September 17, 2021.[26] He was released three days later.

Detroit Lions (second stint)

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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

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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

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On March 21, 2022, Santoso signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[31] He was waived on August 23.[32]

New York Giants (second stint)

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On August 26, 2022, Santoso signed with the New York Giants.[33] He was waived three days later.[34]

San Antonio Brahmas

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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]

References

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  1. ↑ Thomas, Thomas (December 2, 2019). "Ryan Santoso Jadi Pemain Keturunan Indonesia Pertama yang Tampil di NFL". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Santoso - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Christensen, Joe (August 18, 2014). "Gophers kicker Ryan Santoso explains why redshirt year helped him". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gophers kicker Ryan Santoso atones for first missed PAT with game-winning field goal". TwinCities.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gophers take down Colorado State in OT". GopherSports.com. September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Christensen, Joe (May 16, 2016). "Gophers move kicker Santoso to punter". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Santoso College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota Football: Ryan Santoso Signs a UDFA Deal With the Detroit Lions". TheDailyGopher.com. April 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Mullenax, Steven (August 30, 2019). "Detroit Lions 2019 roster cuts tracker (updated)". SideLionReport.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ "ALOUETTES TRANSACTIONS". MontrealAlouettes.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ "OCTOBER 15 TRANSACTIONS". MontrealAlouettes.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (November 27, 2019). "Titans Place TE Delanie Walker on Injured Reserve, Add Kicker Ryan Santoso". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  15. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 17, 2019). "Titans Waive Kicker Ryan Santoso From 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com.
  16. ↑ "Alouettes acquire Canadian kicker Tyler Crapigna in exchange of Boris Bede". MontrealAlouettes.com. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  18. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
  19. ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 17, 2020). "Graham Gano placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list among roster updates". Giants.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  20. ↑ Eisen, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Transactions: 3 Giants activated off COVID-19 list; Kyler Fackrell to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ Benton, Dan (December 3, 2020). "Giants sign Montre Hartage, Ryan Santoso to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Salomone, Dan (January 26, 2021). "Giants sign P Ryan Santoso to reserve/future contract". www.giants.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Panthers trade for kicker Ryan Santoso". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  25. ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2021). "Panthers trade for kicker Ryan Santoso". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  26. ↑ Moraitis, Mike (September 17, 2021). "Tennessee Titans sign K Ryan Santoso to practice squad". TitansWire. USAToday.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ "Detroit Lions elevate kicker Ryan Santoso vs. Steelers, place Austin Seibert on IR". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 13, 2021.
  30. ↑ Rizzuti, Anthony (February 14, 2022). "Former Panthers K Ryan Santoso ends eventful 2021 with Super Bowl LVI win". Panthers Wire. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Roster Moves: Jaguars re-sign a wide receiver and sign a kicker". Jaguars.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign QB Jake Luton". Jaguars.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  33. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 26, 2022). "Giants sign K Ryan Santoso, WR Travis Toivonen; DB Andrew Adams released". Giants.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  34. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2022). "Giants waive 7 players ahead of roster deadline". Giants.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  35. ↑ @UFL_PR (April 10, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  36. ↑ @UFL_PR (August 2, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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