Joshua Karty (born March 7, 2002) is an

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kicker for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Karty is the son of Valerie and Joel Karty, and is from

Elon, North Carolina Elon () is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington metropolitan statistical area. The population as of the 2020 census was 11,324. The town of Elon is home to Elon University. Elon began in 1881 as ...

. He was born on March 7, 2002. Karty played high school football at

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, as a

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and punter. He was ranked a consensus three-star prospect and the No. 1 kicking prospect in his class across

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,Kohl's Kicking
and

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rankings. Karty earned a spot, and played in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. Karty committed to Stanford on a full-scholarship, on January 20, 2019. He held scholarship offers from multiple other schools, including Georgia,

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, and

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College career

In Karty's first season in 2021, he went 27 for 27 on extra points and ten for fifteen on his field goals. During the 2022 season, he had his best performance versus Arizona State as he made five field goals as he helped Stanford beat Arizona State 15–14. Karty also had another outstanding performance in week eight of the 2022 season, where he went three for three in a win over Notre Dame, where for his performance he was named the Pac-12 special teams player of the week. Karty finished the 2022 season going 24 for 25 on his extra point attempts and 18 for 18 on field goal attempts, with a long of 61 yards. For his performance on the season, he was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award which is awarded to the nation's best kicker. Heading into the 2023 season, Karty was named preseason first-team All-American. In week seven of the 2023 season, Karty made a 47-yard game-tying field goal to send the game into overtime, and then made the game-winning field goal in overtime, as he helped Stanford come back down 29–0 to beat

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46–43 in double overtime. During the 2023 season, Karty went 21 for 21 on extra points and 23 for 27 on his field goal attempts. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Karty declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

Karty was drafted by the

in the 6th round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 209th overall pick.

References

External links

Los Angeles Rams bioStanford Cardinal bio
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