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Joshua Karty

Rams sitting on sleeper kicker

I’m a Joshua Karty fan. While he’s never attempted a kick as a pro, he performed at an NFL level at Stanford. Now he’s landing in an ideal situation for fantasy purposes.

The Rams picked Karty in the sixth round, and he played well enough at Stanford that maybe he should have gone earlier. He made 41 of 45 field goals his last two seasons at Stanford, with only one missed extra point. He appears to have plenty of range, hitting 7 of 10 from 50-plus in those seasons, including a 61-yarder.

In Los Angeles, he’s landing in one of the most kicker-friendly offenses in the league. Had every team made all of its attempts last year, the Rams would have finished with a league-high 166 kicking points. They ranked 3rd in kicker scoring in 2021, and they led all teams in kicker scoring in Sean McVay’s first two seasons.

Karty, it seems, just needs to show up and make the kicks. That’s likely but not certain. In the 32-team era, 35 other kickers have been selected in the last three rounds of drafts. Eleven of those players scored at least 110 points in their first season (tagged with black dots). But 15 of the others didn’t even score 30 points.

Two other kickers were selected in the late rounds this year: Cam Little (Jacksonville) and Will Reichard (Minnesota). But Karty is the guy I’m looking to pick this year. (He’s one of my key guys for the 2024 season.)

KICKERS IN LAST THREE ROUNDS OF DRAFT
YearPlayerRdGXP-XPAFG-FGAPts
2002Hayden Epstein, Jac.7613-135-928
2003• Josh Brown, Sea.71648-4822-30114
2004Josh Scobee, Jac.51621-2124-3193
2004David Kimball, Ind.700-00-00
2005Dave Rayner, Ind.6140-00-10
2005Paul Ernster, Den.710-00-00
2006Kurt Smith, S.D.600-00-00
2007• Mason Crosby, G.B.61648-4831-39141
2007• Nick Folk, Dal.61653-5326-31131
2007Justin Medlock, K.C.510-01-23
2008Taylor Mehlhaff, N.O.659-103-418
2008Brandon Coutu, Sea.700-00-00
2009Ryan Succop, K.C.71629-2925-29104
2009David Buehler, Dal.5160-00-00
2012• Blair Walsh, Min.61636-3635-38141
2012Greg Zuerlein, St.L.61626-2623-3195
2012John Potter, Buf.760-00-00
2012Randy Bullock, Hou.500-00-00
2013• Caleb Sturgis, Mia.51633-3326-34111
2013Dustin Hopkins, Buf.600-00-00
2014Nate Freese, Det.736-63-715
2014Zach Hocker, Was.700-00-00
2017• Harrison Butker, Car. (K.C.)71328-2838-42142
2017• Jake Elliott, Cin. (Phi.)51539-4226-31117
2017Zane Gonzalez, Cle.71625-2615-2070
2018Jason Sanders, Mia.71635-3618-2089
2018Daniel Carlson, Min. (Mn.-Oak.)51224-2417-2175
2019• Matt Gay, T.B.51643-4827-35124
2019Austin Seibert, Cle.51630-3525-29105
2020• Tyler Bass, Buf.61657-5928-34141
2020Sam Sloman, LAR (Rams-Ten.)7823-2610-1353
2020Justin Rohrwasser, N.E.500-00-00
2021• Evan McPherson, Cin.51646-4828-33130
2023• Anders Carlson, G.B.61734-3927-33115
2024Cam Little, Jac.6????
2024Joshua Karty, LAR6????
2024Will Reichard, Min.6????

—Ian Allan

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