J.J. McCarthy

QB · Michigan · Jr. · #9

Minnesota — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 10, #10 overall

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J.J. McCarthy

QB · Michigan · Jr · #9

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#25 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #10

Minnesota · 2024

Featured in The Canon

#52

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

2022

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 3rd NFL season

#10Rd 1 · Pick 10

MinnesotaEntering 3rd NFL season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	240	332	72.3%	2,991	9.0	22	4	167.4	--	--
2022	Michigan	208	322	64.6%	2,719	8.4	22	5	155.0	--	--
2021	Michigan	34	59	57.6%	516	8.7	5	2	152.3	--	--
Career		482	713	67.6%	6,226	8.7	49	11	160.5	--	--

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	64	202	3.2	3	--
2022	Michigan	70	306	4.4	5	--
2021	Michigan	27	124	4.6	2	--
Career		161	632	3.9	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 31–24

at Maryland

141 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.7 · -7 rush yds (2 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Surgeon

High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Quinn Ewers’s 2023 season.

Quinn Ewers

65%match

Texas · 2023

NFL Rd 7

J.J. McCarthy

Michigan · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 10

61%

Hendon Hooker

Tennessee · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

60%

Bo Nix

Oregon · 2022

60%

Carson Beck

Georgia · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 1

59%

Matches Quinn on

Total pass EPA (college ability)

Height

Differs from Quinn on

EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)

Rush yards / carry (higher)

Completion % (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle McCord’s path through Syracuse.

Kyle McCord

84%match

Syracuse · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 6

Skylar John Thompson

Kansas State · 2021

82%

Drew Mestemaker

North Texas · 2025

BurlsworthAll-AAC

81%

Ty Simpson

Alabama · 2025

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 13

78%

Feleipe Franks

Arkansas · 2020

77%

Matches Kyle on

Height

Recruiting rating

Yards per attempt

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dante Moore's junior season at Oregon (2025).

Dante Moore

64%match

Oregon · 2025

All-Big Ten

Carson Beck

Georgia · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 1

58%

Hendon Hooker

Tennessee · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

58%

Caleb Williams

USC · 2023

57%

Jaxson Dart

Ole Miss · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 25

53%

Matches Dante on

Completion %

Differs from Dante on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Class year (higher)

INT rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like J.J. McCarthy

Kyle McCord

Ohio State · 2023

84%

Drew Mestemaker

North Texas · 2025

81%

Heisman trajectory

Final Heisman Position · 2023

#6

Heisman top-10 (#6) · finalist probability 41%.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2023

5162021

2,7192022

2,9912023

+480%

Up 480% from first season to most-recent.