SAN FRANCISCO -- Junior placekicker Joshua Karty earned First Team All-Pac-12 honors to lead Stanford football, the conference announced Tuesday. Also earning conference recognition were senior cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly and junior tight end Benjamin Yurosek, both named to the second team. Senior offensive linemen Walter Rouse and Drake Nugent, senior defensive lineman Stephen Herron, senior linebacker Levani Damuni, fifth-year linebacker Ricky Miezan, senior punter Ryan Sanborn, fifth-year wide receivers Brycen Tremayne and Michael Wilson, and senior wide receiver Elijah Higgins each garnered honorable mention recognition.
Karty, a Lou Groza award finalist and native of Burlington, N.C., went 18-of-18 on the year on field goal attempts, with 13 of those makes from 40-or-more yards. Karty was the only qualified kicker nationally with no misses on the year, and the only kicker with 13 makes of 40+ yards this season. He becomes just the eighth kicker in program history to earn first-team laurels.
Kelly earned his second-straight All-Pac-12 Second Team nod, continuing to cement his legacy as one of the best cornerbacks in the nation. Kelly finished the season with 35 tackles (26 solo, 9 assisted) and six passes defended, the second-most by any Cardinal defender this season.
Yurosek, a native of Bakersfield, Calif., finished the 2022 season with 49 receptions for 445 yards, the third-most receiving yards of any Stanford player. He earns his second All-Pac-12 honor after receiving honorable mention status during the 2021 season.
Honorable Mention Notables
Levani Damuni- Led the Cardinal with 76 tackles for the second consecutive season
Stephen Herron- Was the Cardinal leader in sacks with 5.5 and also had two forced fumbles
Elijah Higgins- Stanford's leading receiver in 2022, finishing with 704 yards on 59 receptions and two touchdowns
Ricky Miezan- Ended his season with four sacks, the second-most sacks by any Cardinal defender this season, for a total of seven tackles for loss alongside 46 tackles and three quarterback hurries
Drake Nugent- Started 24 consecutive games in his career
Walter Rouse- Started 39 games in his career and is a finalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy
Ryan Sanborn- Averaged 41.7 yards per punt throughout the season, punting 57 times for a total of 2376 yards. Pinned opponents inside of the 20-yard line 18 times while booting nine punts 50+ yards
Brycen Tremayne- Ended the season with 490 receiving yards on 38 receptions and three touchdown grabs, second-most yards and touchdown catches by a Stanford receiver
Michael Wilson- Despite an injury that forced him to miss the second half of the season, finished with 26 catches for 418 yards and led the team with four touchdown catches
All Pac-12 First Team
Joshua Karty
All Pac-12 Second Team
Benjamin Yurosek
All Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Levani Damuni
Stephen Herron
Elijah Higgins
Ricky Miezan
Drake Nugent
Walter Rouse
Ryan Sanborn
Brycen Tremayne
Michael Wilson