Joshua Karty

Last updated
Joshua Karty
Stanford Cardinal–No. 43
Position Kicker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Western Alamance (Elon, North Carolina)
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Karty is an American football kicker for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life and high school

Karty attended high school at Western Alamance. Coming out of high school, Karty decided to commit to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal. [1] [2]

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. [3] During the 2022 season, Karty had his best performance versus Arizona State as he made five field goals as he helped Stanford beat Arizona State 15-14. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] For his performance on the season, he was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award which is awarded to the nation's best kicker. [7]

Heading into the 2023 season, Karty was named preseason first team All-American. [8] In week seven of the 2023 season, Karty made a 47 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. [9] During the 2023 season, Karty went 21 for 21 on extra points and 23 for 27 on his field goal attempts. [10] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Karty decided to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft. [11] [12]

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  2. ↑ Ta, David (20 January 2019). "2020 K Joshua Karty commits to Stanford". Rule Of Tree. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Joshua Kart 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Sutton, Bob (31 December 2023). "Western alum Karty hopes to turn pro, ready for next level of kicks". Alamance News. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Borba, Kevin (18 October 2022). "Joshua Karty and Johnathan McGill named Pac-12 Players of the Week". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Parker, Ben (29 November 2022). "Joshua Karty named a Lou Groza Award Finalist". Rivals.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Sutton, Bob (30 November 2022). "Southern, Western alums make marks in college football". Alamance News. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Sutton, Bob (31 August 2023). "Western alum Joshua Karty picked as preseason All-American". Alamance News. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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  11. ↑ Borba, Kevin (9 December 2023). "Stanford's Beloved Kicker Josh Karty Declares For NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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