Ryan Santoso

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

Early life
Santoso was born on August 26, 1995, to Lori and Riyanto Santoso. He has two siblings. He has Indonesian blood from his parents.

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.

Minnesota
Santoso redshirted during the 2013 season.

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.

In 2015, Santoso's field goal numbers improved drasticaly, he went 17-of-21 (80.9) on field goal attempts, including a game-winning field goal in overtime against Colorado State. 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.

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)

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