PISCATAWAY, N.J. – P Adam Korsak earned a spot on the Sporting News First Team All-America listing released Tuesday. Korsak becomes the first Scarlet Knight to claim a first-team All-America selection since Eric Foster and Brian Leonard (three-time honoree) both garnered the honor in 2006.
 
Other first-team picks in program history include Marco Battaglia (1995), Nate Toran (1976), Alex Kroll (1961), Bill Austin (1958), Homer Hazel (1923 & 1924), Paul Robeson (1918), Harry Rockafeller (1915) and John Toohey (1914).
 
The winner of the 2022 Ray Guy Award as the best punter in the nation, Korsak is an All-American for the second time after being picked to second teams by the Associated Press, FWAA, Phil Steele and Walter Camp in 2021. Khaseem Greene was the last Rutgers multiple-time selection with All-America accolades in 2011 and 2012.
 
The NCAA all-time leader in punting attempts (349) and yardage (15,318), Korsak led a unit that held opponents to -11 return yards this season, best in the nation, with just one positive return against in 75 attempts. He pinned a national-best 32 punts inside the 20 to help Rutgers rank third overall in net punting (43.57).
 
Korsak forced 35 fair catches and a recovered muff that led to a touchdown. He booted 14 at least 50 yards, blasting a season-long 77-yarder at Minnesota to set a stadium record. In addition, Korsak was recognized on the weekly Ray's 8 seven times in 2022, winning national punter of the week on two occasions.
 
For his career, the Aussie downed 41.5 percent of his punts inside the 20 with only seven touchbacks (2.0 percent). In a 27-game span between 2019 and 2022, Korsak had a streak of 150 consecutive attempts without a touchback. He never had a punt blocked or returned for a touchdown, with 63 attempts of at least 50 yards. That included a school-record 79-yard boot in 2018.
 
Korsak is just one of two players in Rutgers history to be voted a captain three times and is tied for the program record with 58 career games played. In addition, the four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection previously earned a spot as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. He is also a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team® for holding a GPA of at least 3.5 and is working on a second master's degree.
 
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