Ryan Santoso


Ryan Santoso is a professional gridiron football placekicker and punter for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Minnesota, and was signed by the Detroit 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.

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.

Minnesota

Santoso redshirted during the 2013 season.
He became Minnesota's kicker in 2014 and had a poor 12-of-18 showing on field goal attempts but went 45-of-46 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 drastically, he went 17-of-21 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. In 2017, he punted 66 times for 2,838 yards

Professional career

Detroit Lions

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. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.

Montreal Alouettes

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

Tennessee Titans

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

Montreal Alouettes (second stint)

On February 13, 2020, Santoso was re-signed by the Montreal Alouettes.