Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Michigan
J.J. McCarthy
QB • 6'3" • 202 lbs • La Grange Park, IL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher
J.J. McCarthy is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
J.J. McCarthy built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from La Grange Park, IL wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of J.J. McCarthy's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 10
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan. J.J. McCarthy is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,858
- Passing yards
- 6,226
- Rushing yards
- 632
- Touchdowns
- 59
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J.J. McCarthy Michigan Highlights
2023 · Michigan · Player Highlight
J.J. McCarthy college highlights at Michigan.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
J.J. McCarthy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,858
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · IMG Academy · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 1 · Pick 10 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2023 Total offense rank
- 3,193 total offense · QB 39th (top 10%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 2%) · National 39th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 155 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 41.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 485 | 385 | 100 | 6 | 41.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 14 | 395 | 343 | 52 | 3 | 67 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 14 | 2,630 | 2,376 | 254 | 24 | 67 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 15 | 417 | 361 | 56 | 3 | 68.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 15 | 2,776 | 2,630 | 146 | 22 | 68.3 |
Related Context
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J.J. McCarthy played QB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, J.J. McCarthy recorded 6,226 passing yards, 632 rushing yards, and 59 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Michigan paired 3,193 primary output with 70.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 69.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Michigan
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
216.1
Efficiency
69.1
Usage
11.8
Consistency
78.1
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 395. Colorado State: 80. Hawai'i: 245. UConn: 221. Maryland: 225. Iowa: 141. Indiana: 330. Penn State: 202. Michigan State: 217. Rutgers: 157. Nebraska: 121. Illinois: 226. Ohio State: 290. Purdue: 175
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 44 by 67.8. Colorado State: 7 by 90.6. Hawai'i: 13 by 97.9. UConn: 21 by 76.4. Maryland: 31 by 62.4. Iowa: 29 by 57.2. Indiana: 40 by 75.5. Penn State: 31 by 71.5. Michigan State: 32 by 71.8. Rutgers: 31 by 52.4. Nebraska: 20 by 52.6. Illinois: 41 by 57.4. Ohio State: 30 by 71.6. Purdue: 22 by 62
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins202.3 · Games = 13 · -192.7 vs Losses
Losses395 · Games = 1 · +192.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
97.9 vs Hawai'i
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs TCU300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 45-51 | 20 | 34 | 343 | 58.8 | 2 | 2 | 67.8 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 39 |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Purdue3+ TD | W 43-22 | 11 | 17 | 161 | 64.7 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State3+ TD | W 45-23 | 12 | 24 | 263 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 71.6 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Illinois | W 19-17 | 18 | 34 | 208 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 57.4 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Nebraska3+ TD | W 34-3 | 8 | 17 | 129 | 47.1 | 2 | 0 | 52.6 | 3 | -8 | -2.70 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Rutgers3+ TD | W 52-17 | 13 | 27 | 151 | 48.1 | 2 | 0 | 52.4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan StateDual-threat | W 29-7 | 15 | 25 | 167 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 71.8 | 7 | 50 | 7.10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Penn StateDual-threat | W 41-17 | 17 | 24 | 145 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 71.5 | 7 | 57 | 8.10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-10 | 28 | 36 | 304 | 77.8 | 3 | 1 | 75.5 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa | W 27-14 | 18 | 24 | 155 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 57.2 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Maryland | W 34-27 | 18 | 26 | 220 | 69.2 | 2 | 0 | 62.4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UConn | W 59-0 | 15 | 18 | 214 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 76.4 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Hawai'i3+ TD | W 56-10 | 11 | 12 | 229 | 91.7 | 3 | 0 | 97.9 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado StateDual-threat | W 51-7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 90.6 | 3 | 50 | 16.70 | 1 | 20 |
Player Story
J.J. McCarthy story
J.J. McCarthy built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from La Grange Park, IL wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of J.J. McCarthy's career was his passing role: 6,226 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes, 713 attempts, and 632 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 632 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives J.J. McCarthy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 640 | 65.7 | 6.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 640 | 65.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 3,025 | 69.1 | 11.8 | 2,385 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 3,025 | 69.1 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 3,193 | 70.4 | 11.3 | 168 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 3,193 | 70.4 | 11.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 1 · L 45-51 · Postseason
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
395
Total Offense
74.5 takeover
395 total offense with 67.8 efficiency.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 2 · W 35-7
316
Total Offense
71.8 takeover
Win with 316 yards of offense and 95.2 efficiency.
316 total offense with 95.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 7 · W 52-7 · Conference game
249
Total Offense
69.7 takeover
Win with 249 yards of offense and 77.3 efficiency.
249 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 4 · W 31-7 · Conference game
265
Total Offense
68.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
265 total offense with 82.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 1 · L 11-34 · Postseason
155
Total Offense
66.4 takeover
Loss with 155 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency.
155 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Michigan
3,193 primary output · 70.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
68.3
3,193 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Michigan
67
3,025 primary · 69.1 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
13
3+ TD games
30
Above avg efficiency
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