BIOGRAPHY
Ryan Barrow Succop was born on September 19th, 1986, in Hickory, North Carolina. He is a kicker in the NFL. Succop attended Hickory High School and played college football at the University of South Carolina.
During high school, Succop 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. He 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 played for the University of South Carolina football team from 2005 to 2008. In 2005, as a freshman, Succop 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. In 2006, as a sophomore, Succop 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. 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. In 2008, as a senior, Succop participated in all thirteen games and connected on twenty of thirty field goals which were good enough for fourth in the SEC in percentage but was the most in both attempts and makes.
Succop was selected 256th overall, the final selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Kansas City Chiefs. On June 17, 2009, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Succop to a three-year contract.
Ryan Barrow Succop has played for multiple teams throughout his NFL journey and is currently playing for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. On March 14, 2014, the Tennessee Titans signed Succop to a four-year contract.
On September 1, 2020, Succop signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On March 25, 2021, Succop signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with the Buccaneers.
