Ryan Succop

His 251 career points ranks 10th on South Carolina's all-time list.

Ryan Barrow Succop (born September 19, 1986) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent.

He last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).

In 2005, as a freshman, he was the kickoff specialist and backup placekicker behind Josh Brown.

He kicked off fifty-nine times for a 62.3 yard average with twenty-nine touchbacks.

He had two field goal attempts, missing both.

In 2006, as a sophomore, he was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after a game where he was 3-for-3 on field goals against Mississippi State.

Succop handled the kicking and punting duties for the Gamecocks during his sophomore and senior seasons.

He scored 85 points in 2006, which led the team and was the third-highest single-season total in school history.

He also earned second-team All-SEC honors, and was named a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award.

In 2007, as a junior, Succop was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-SEC selection.

He also earned SEC first-team preseason honors as a placekicker by the media.

He was a second-team selection by the coaches and earned preseason second-team All-SEC honors as a punter by both the media and coaches.

He was once again a Lou Groza Award candidate, and he was also named to the Ray Guy Award watch list.

He went 13-for-17 in field goal attempts, earning SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after making all three field goals in a game.

As a senior, Succop participated in all thirteen games and connected on twenty of thirty field goals which was good enough for fourth in the SEC in percentage but was the most in both attempts and makes.

In 2008, as a senior, Succop converted all 30 extra point attempts and was 20-of-30 on field goal attempts.

Succop played college football at South Carolina and was the 2009 Mr. Irrelevant by virtue of being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the final pick of the 2009 NFL draft.

Succop was the Buccaneers starting placekicker in their 31–9 victory over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, becoming the first Mr. Irrelevant to play and win a Super Bowl as a starter and an active player.

Succop attended Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina.

He was a four-time all-conference and two-time all-state performer, and was named a three-time conference special teams Player of the Year.

Succop also played soccer, where he was a three-time all-state selection and scored 104 career goals.

He was rated the fourth-best kicker in the nation and the sixteenth-best prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com.

Succop attended the University of South Carolina.

He performed kicking, punting, and kickoff duties for the Gamecocks.

Succop was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs as the final selection, 256th overall, of the 2009 NFL draft, earning him the title of Mr. Irrelevant.

He said of being drafted last, "I didn't choose to be Mr. Irrelevant. It just worked out that way. I'm just trying not to get caught up in it and focus more on the task at hand, which is trying to come in here and help the team. It's not one of those things I really think about too much, to be honest."

Succop and the Chiefs agreed on a three-year deal worth up to $1.2 million on June 17, 2009.

Succop competed with Connor Barth for the job until Barth was released in July 2009.

On November 22, 2009, Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal in overtime to give Kansas City a 27–24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Succop finished his rookie season tying an NFL record for highest field goal percentage by a rookie in a season with 86.2% at the time.

He passed Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud for most field goals made by a rookie in Chiefs history at the time.

He earned the Chiefs' 2009 Mack Lee Hill Award and scored more points, 104, than any other rookie in the NFL that year.

Succop was named to NFL's All-Rookie team his rookie year.

On October 31, 2010, Succop made a 35-yard, game-winning field goal as time expired in overtime over the Buffalo Bills, 13–10.

In the 2010 season, Succop converted all 42 extra point attempts and 20 of 26 field goal attempts.

In Week 4 of the 2011 season, Succop converted five field goal attempts and one extra point try in a 22–17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

He earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game against the Vikings.

In Week 8, Succop made a field goal in overtime to beat the San Diego Chargers.

In Week 14, against Green Bay, he converted all four field goal attempts and one extra point in the 19–14 victory.