Samuel James Ficken (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional football placekicker.

He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, and has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.

[2] He was named the Big Ten Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on November 26, 2012, after a 3 for 3 game against the Wisconsin Badgers, one of which was the game-winning kick in overtime.

[5] To start the 2014 season, Ficken kicked a last-second, game-winning field goal in the Croke Park Classic.

[6] During the Pinstripe Bowl against Boston College, Ficken tied the game with a 44-yard field goal and kicked the game-winning point after touchdown in overtime.

After going undrafted during the 2015 NFL draft, Ficken attended the Kansas City Chiefs minicamp in May 2015, but was not signed.

[13] On December 20, 2017, Ficken was signed by the Los Angeles Rams to replace injured Pro Bowl kicker Greg Zuerlein.

[26] On January 2, 2021, Ficken was waived by the Jets in favor of Chase McLaughlin for the final game of the season.

[27] Ficken had missed a field goal and an extra point against the Cleveland Browns in his last game with the Jets.