J.J. McCarthy

QB

#9

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-3

Weight: 219 lbs

College: Michigan

2025 SEASON

TDS
11
INT
12
YDS
1632
RTG
72.59

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Year

Season

Passing

Attempts

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	RATE
Attempts 11-Through-20	10	93	47	50.5	527	5.7	50	4	7	24	25.8	10	50.8
Attempts 1-Through-10	10	100	68	68	802	8	62	4	4	39	39	7	88.8
Attempts 21-Through-30	7	36	19	52.8	204	5.7	21	1	1	12	33.3	1	67.4
Attempts 31+	2	14	6	42.9	99	7.1	28	2	0	5	35.7	2	106.8

Field Position

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	9	34	15	44.1	129	3.8	18	9	0	11	32.4	0	6	31	94.2
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	10	73	43	58.9	582	8	31	2	3	29	39.7	9	3	15	76.4
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	10	19	13	68.4	175	9.2	50	0	0	9	47.4	3	5	28	97.5
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	10	117	69	59	746	6.4	62	0	9	31	26.5	8	13	75	45.7

Game Halves

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
1st Half	10	140	88	62.9	1040	7.4	62	4	7	48	34.3	11	17	93	74.1
Last Two Minutes of Half	10	36	19	52.8	264	7.3	50	1	2	12	33.3	4	4	33	62.7
2nd Half	9	103	52	50.5	592	5.8	29	7	5	32	31.1	9	10	56	70.5

Home vs Road

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Home Games	5	141	77	54.6	901	6.4	62	5	6	48	34	11	11	53	68.3
Road Games	5	102	63	61.8	731	7.2	58	6	6	32	31.4	9	16	96	78.5

Margin of Victory

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Margin 0-7	3	59	36	61	394	6.7	31	4	3	18	30.5	5	11	61	82.2
Margin 15+	1	23	16	69.6	163	7.1	21	3	0	13	56.5	2	4	12	129.2
Margin 8-14	2	47	29	61.7	432	9.2	58	2	1	20	42.6	6	0	0	97.1

Point Differential

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Ahead	8	80	46	57.5	477	6	26	3	4	27	33.8	5	9	41	66.5
Ahead by 1-8 Points	8	66	38	57.6	405	6.1	26	1	4	21	31.8	4	6	18	55.4
Ahead by 9-16 Points	3	4	1	25	8	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	39.6
Behind	7	114	60	52.6	767	6.7	58	6	7	34	29.8	12	14	84	65.9
Behind by 1-8 Points	7	71	40	56.3	560	7.9	58	4	4	24	33.8	9	8	47	77.2
Behind by 9-16 Points	5	38	17	44.7	191	5	28	2	1	9	23.7	3	6	37	66.9
Tied	10	49	34	69.4	388	7.9	62	2	1	19	38.8	3	4	24	98

Quarters

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
1st Quarter	10	54	38	70.4	439	8.1	62	4	2	22	40.7	3	4	14	103.9
4th Quarter	8	60	34	56.7	395	6.6	28	6	3	23	38.3	5	6	32	89.2
4th Quarter within 7	6	26	17	65.4	203	7.8	27	3	0	11	42.3	2	3	19	127.6
2nd Quarter	10	86	50	58.1	601	7	58	0	5	26	30.2	8	13	79	55.4
3rd Quarter	9	43	18	41.9	197	4.6	29	1	2	9	20.9	4	4	24	44.4

Stadium Surfaces

	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
Grass	2	39	25	64.1	230	5.9	28	2	3	8	20.5	2	8	44	65.1
Turf	8	204	115	56.4	1402	6.9	62	9	9	72	35.3	18	19	105	74

Rushing

Attempts

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Attempts 11-Through-20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Attempts 1-Through-10	10	37	181	4.9	26	4	12
Attempts 21-Through-30	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Attempts 31+	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Field Position

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	9	6	45	7.5	14	4	4
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	10	10	25	2.5	11	0	3
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	10	6	49	8.2	26	0	3
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	10	15	62	4.1	16	0	2

Game Halves

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
1st Half	10	17	69	4.1	12	2	5
Last Two Minutes of Half	10	12	27	2.2	26	0	1
2nd Half	9	20	112	5.6	26	2	7

Home vs Road

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Home Games	5	18	99	5.5	26	0	5
Road Games	5	19	82	4.3	14	4	7

Margin of Victory

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Margin 0-7	3	13	57	4.4	14	3	4
Margin 15+	1	6	19	3.2	16	0	2
Margin 8-14	2	6	22	3.7	8	1	3

Point Differential

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Ahead	8	23	86	3.7	16	3	7
Ahead by 1-8 Points	8	18	74	4.1	14	3	6
Ahead by 9-16 Points	3	1	-1	-1	-1	0	0
Behind	7	13	89	6.8	26	1	5
Behind by 1-8 Points	7	11	77	7	26	1	4
Behind by 9-16 Points	5	1	2	2	2	0	0
Tied	10	1	6	6	6	0	0

Quarters

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
1st Quarter	10	7	37	5.3	10	0	1
4th Quarter	8	14	63	4.5	26	1	4
4th Quarter within 7	6	9	54	6	26	1	3
2nd Quarter	10	10	32	3.2	12	2	4
3rd Quarter	9	6	49	8.2	16	1	3

Stadium Surfaces

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Grass	2	4	35	8.8	14	1	3
Turf	8	33	146	4.4	26	3	9

Fumbles

Field Position

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	9	1	0	1
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	10	1	0	1
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	10	0	0	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	10	4	2	2

Game Halves

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
1st Half	10	4	1	3
Last Two Minutes of Half	10	1	1	0
2nd Half	9	2	1	1

Home vs Road

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Home Games	5	3	1	0	2	0	0
Road Games	5	3	1	0	2	0	0

Margin of Victory

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Margin 0-7	3	2	1	1
Margin 15+	1	0	0	0
Margin 8-14	2	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Ahead	8	2	1	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	8	1	0	1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	3	1	1	0
Behind	7	4	1	3
Behind by 1-8 Points	7	4	1	3
Behind by 9-16 Points	5	0	0	0
Tied	10	0	0	0

Quarters

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
1st Quarter	10	2	0	2
4th Quarter	8	1	1	0
4th Quarter within 7	6	1	1	0
2nd Quarter	10	2	1	1
3rd Quarter	9	1	0	1

Stadium Surfaces

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Grass	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Turf	8	5	2	0	3	0	0

Biography

CAREER NOTES

Minnesota's seventh pick out of Michigan all-time and the first Wolverine selected by the Vikings in the first three rounds of a NFL Draft.
First offensive Michigan player drafted by the Vikings in franchise history and the first Wolverine picked by the Vikings since S Josh Metellus was selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Spent the season on Injured Reserve after sustaining a season-ending injury in the Vikings first preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

CAREER NOTES

Minnesota's seventh pick out of Michigan all-time and the first Wolverine selected by the Vikings in the first three rounds of a NFL Draft.
First offensive Michigan player drafted by the Vikings in franchise history and the first Wolverine picked by the Vikings since S Josh Metellus was selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Spent the season on Injured Reserve after sustaining a season-ending injury in the Vikings first preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

COLLEGE - MICHIGAN

Finished his career with a 27-1 record as a starter, the best winning percentage (96.4%) by any college QB since Toledo's Chuck Ealey (1971) and Oklahoma's Jimmy Harris (1956) ended their careers with 35-0 and 25-0 records, respectively.
In three seasons at Michigan (2021-23), played in 40 games and was 482-of-713 (68%) for 6,226 yards and 49 touchdowns. Added 632 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.
Helped Michigan capture the 2024 CFP National Championship.
As a junior in 2023, started all 15 games and posted career highs in completions (240), completion percentage (72%), passing yards (2,991), passing touchdowns (22) and passing yards per game (199.4). Also had 202 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Set program records for single-season completion percentage (72.3%) and interception rate (1.20), second in touchdowns (22) and pass efficiency (167.4) and fourth in passing (2,991) in 2023.
As a sophomore in 2022, appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts. Completed 208-of-322 pass attempts for 2,719 yards (eighth in single-season program history), 22 touchdowns (tied sixth) and five interceptions. Added 306 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 70 attempts in 2022.
Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman in 2021, completing 34-of-59 pass attempts for 516 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. Added 124 yards rushing and two scores on the ground.

HONORS

Consensus First-Team All-Big Ten (2023)
Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year (2023)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist (2023)
Manning Award Finalist (2023)
Tournament of Roses Rose Bowl Game Offensive MVP (2023)
2x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2023)
Second-Team All-Big Ten (Media, 2022)
Third-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2022)
Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist (2022)
Michigan Offensive Player of the Year (2022)
2x Davey O'Brien Great 8 Quarterback of the Week (2022-23)

PREP - IMG ACADEMY (FLA.)

Consensus four-star prospect amongst the major recruiting services and 23rd overall player nationally, No. 2 QB and No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Florida, per ESPN.
Began high school career at Nazareth in La Grange Park, Ill., coached by Tim Racki, before concluding prep career at IMG Academy in 2021 under Coach Bobby Acosta.
Finished his high school career with a 36-2 record as a starter, accumulating 7,905 career pass yards with 94 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
As a senior, went 92-of-165 passing for 1,392 yards and 16 touchdown passes and no interceptions. Added one rushing score and helped IMG finish 8-0, outscoring its opponents 381-82 during the season.
Part of an IMG team that finished the season as the 2020 National Champions and ranked No. 1 in MaxPrep's final 2020 High School Football Rankings.
Threw for 2,820 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior at Nazareth Academy.
As a sophomore in 2018, completed 182-of-240 passes (76%) for 3,448 yards, 39 touchdowns and four interceptions. Also scored two rushing touchdowns.
Led Nazareth to a 13-1 record and the Class 7A state title as a sophomore in 2018, helping the team reach the state title game in 2017 and 2019 as well.
Academic All-State selection at Nazareth.

OFF THE FIELD

Full name is Jonathan James McCarthy.
Son of Jim and Megan McCarthy.
Also an accomplished hockey player.
Was enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in general studies at Michigan.
Got engaged to his fiancee, Katya, in January of 2024.

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