Joshua Karty

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Joshua Karty
No. 16 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Kicker
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 (age 22)
Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Western Alamance (Elon, North Carolina)
College: Stanford (2020–2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / round: 6 / pick: 209
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Field goals made:29
Field goals attempted:34
Field goal %:85.3
Points scored:119
Longest field goal:58
Extra points made:32
Extra points attempted:36
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua Karty (born March 7, 2002) is an American professional football kicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life

Karty is the son of Valerie and Joel Karty, and is from Elon, North Carolina. [1] He was born on March 7, 2002. Karty played high school football at Western Alamance High School, as a placekicker and punter. [2] He was ranked a consensus three-star prospect and the No. 1 kicking prospect in his class across 247Sports, [3] Kohl's Kicking, [4] and ESPN [5] rankings. Karty earned a spot, and played in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. [6]

Karty committed to Stanford on a full-scholarship, on January 20, 2019. He held scholarship offers from multiple other schools, including Georgia, UNC, and Appalachian State. [3]

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. [7] 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. [2] 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. [8] 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. [9] For his performance on the season, he was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award which is awarded to the nation's best kicker. [10]

Heading into the 2023 season, Karty was named preseason first-team All-American. [11] 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 Colorado 46–43 in double overtime. [12] During the 2023 season, Karty went 21 for 21 on extra points and 23 for 27 on his field goal attempts. [13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Karty declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [14] [15]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 1+7⁄8 in
(1.88 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine [16] [17]

Karty was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 209th overall pick. [18] He secured the starting kicker job during the preseason, converting four of five field goal attempts in three games. Karty made his regular season debut in the Rams' season opener, converting a 41-yard field goal on his first attempt in the first quarter and later adding a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the Rams' 26-20 overtime loss to the Lions. In Week 3, Karty converted two field goals in the fourth quarter of 33 and 37 yards, the last one coming with two seconds remaining in L.A.'s 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers for Karty's first game-winning field goal of his professional career. A week later, Karty converted four of five field goal attempts (including a 52-yarder) in the Rams' 24-18 loss to the Chicago Bears. Against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, Karty converted five of six field goal attempts to account for all of his team's scoring as the Rams lost 23-15. At San Francisco in Week 15, Karty would again be the Rams' lone scorer, converting four field goals in L.A.'s 12-6 victory. In a regular season-ending 30-25 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Karty had four field goals in four attempts, including a season-long 58-yarder. Karty converted his last 13 field goal attempts over the season's final five weeks and was named NFL Special Teams Player of the Month for December. [19] In the NFC Playoffs, Karty was perfect, converting field goals of 34 and 44 yards as well as three PATs in the Rams' 27-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in a Wild Card Game, then adding field goals of 30 and 34 yards along with two PATs in L.A.'s 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

GeneralField goalsPATsKickoffsPoints
SeasonTeamGPFGMFGAFG%BlkLngXPAXPMXP%KOAvgTBsPts
2024 LAR 17293485.3058323688.97575119
NFL career 17293485.3058323688.97575119

Postseason

GeneralField goalsPATsKickoffsPoints
SeasonTeamGPFGMFGAFG%BlckLongXPMXPAXP%KOAvgTBsPts
2024 LAR 244100.004455100.000.0017
NFL career 244100.004455100.000.0017

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