Joshua Karty

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	FG%
Career		25	79.6%
2025		8	66.7%
2024		17	85.3%

Updated Jan 1, 1970

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Joshua Karty delivered the kind of production that earns a D+ Contract Value Index relative to the kicker pay band. On a rookie scale deal worth $1.075M AAV, the 24-year-old second-year player recorded minimal special-teams impact during the 2025 season—one tackle across eight games—a depth-piece resume that doesn't justify even the modest salary attached to his contract. Kickers at his experience level typically command similar or lower AAV, but the real issue isn't the dollar amount; it's the void between what Karty has shown on tape and what the Cardinals needed from the position during a 3-14 collapse that demanded reliable execution in every phase. His D- performance grade and the team's swift decision to release him after signing him off another practice squad confirms what the media has framed plainly: he's a camp body and emergency depth option, not a roster building block. The Cardinals' recent offseason activity—a churn of developmental signings across special teams, linebacker, and the secondary—positions Karty as one cog in a broader inventory cycle on a team in clear evaluation mode, not a contributor with a meaningful role. For a second-year kicker on a rookie deal, CVI at D+ reflects appropriately scaled expectations: you're paying replacement-level wages for replacement-level production, with zero upside narrative to justify retention once the team needed roster flexibility.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Joshua's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

How Joshua Karty plays at PK earns him a D- performance grade. The 24-year-old second-year kicker occupies replacement-level territory, a designation that reflects both his minimal special teams contributions and the organizational uncertainty surrounding the position in Arizona—a team that cycled through kicker depth throughout the offseason in search of stability. His 2025 season production tells the story: across eight games, Karty recorded one tackle, a number that underscores his extremely limited role and suggests he saw minimal snaps beyond occasional garbage-time or emergency special teams action. The complete lack of field-goal or extra-point statistics in the data indicates he either saw no meaningful opportunities or failed to convert the ones he received, either scenario disqualifying him from consideration as a dependable contributor. Drafted in the sixth round in 2024, Karty entered his second NFL season facing the kind of roster competition that typically ends developmental kicker timelines before they truly begin; the Cardinals' decision to release him shortly after his re-signing from Los Angeles's practice squad confirms he didn't win internal evaluations or justify a roster spot. With the team now pivoting to other depth options and the broader offseason dominated by undrafted signings across defense and offense, Karty's trajectory appears fixed: a sub-replacement-level practice squad commodity with no credible path to elevated NFL production.

How Joshua Compares at the Position

Joshua Karty ranks 37th of 39 graded pks by performance. That slots Joshua between Younghoe KOO (D+) just ahead and Maddux Trujillo (F) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

The talk around Joshua Karty this stretch nets a F sentiment grade. Media coverage frames him as a camp body and emergency depth option rather than a genuine roster contributor, with outlets treating his re-signing off the Rams practice squad as organizational wheel-spinning on a minimum deal—the kind of move that barely registers beyond the box score. That narrative alignment is sharp: his D- performance grade, anchored in minimal special teams action and one tackle across eight games in 2025, leaves no credible argument that he's anything other than replacement-level depth. The Cardinals' broader offseason bustle—a string of developmental signings at safety, linebacker, and the offensive line—only deepens the burial of Karty's presence on the roster, positioning him as one entry in a long list of organizational inventory cycling rather than a meaningful contributor. The bottom line is a collective shrug: a 24-year-old sixth-round pick clinging to a practice squad conversation on a 3-14 team generates zero fan excitement, zero meaningful media investment, and zero counter-narrative momentum, and nothing in the recent team direction or headline activity suggests that changes.