Ryan Santoso

Ryan Santoso (born August 26, 1995) is an American football placekicker and punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Ryan Santoso
No. 2 – New York Giants
Position:Placekicker
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995
Pace, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Pace HS (Milton, FL)
College:Minnesota
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2019
Field goals:0
Field goals attempted:0
Touchbacks:9
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career

Recruiting profile

Santoso was the seventh-ranked kicker and a two-star recruit out of Pace High School in Milton, 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]

He 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] He also was a perfect 32-of-32 on extra point tries.

Prior to the 2016 season, the Gophers announced that Santoso would change positions to punter.[5]

In 2016, Santoso punted 77 times for 3,151 yards (40.9 yards/punt). In 2017, he punted 66 times for 2,838 yards (43.0 yards/punt)[6]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

On April 28, 2018, Santoso signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[7] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 3, 2019.[9] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[10]

Montreal Alouettes

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

Tennessee Titans

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

Montreal Alouettes (second stint)

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

New York Giants

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, 2020.[18] He was waived on December 1, 2020,[19] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20] On January 2, 2021 Santoso was elevated from the practice squad.[21] On January 26, 2021, Santoso signed a reserves/futures contract with the Giants.[22]

References
  1. "Ryan Santoso - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. Joe Christensen (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. Joe Christensen (May 16, 2016). "Gophers move kicker Santoso to punter". StarTribune.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. "Ryan Santoso College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  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.
  9. "Lions sign P/K Ryan Santoso and RB Kerwynn Williams to futures contracts". Lions Wire. USA Today. January 3, 2019.
  10. Mullenax, Steven. "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. Traina, Patricia. "Giants Transactions | Kyler Fackrell, Madre Harper Activated Off Injured Reserve". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  22. Salomone, Dan (January 26, 2021). "Giants sign P Ryan Santoso to reserve/future contract". www.giants.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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