
Quarterback, Michigan, 2021–23
J.J. McCarthy
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- La Grange Park, IL
- Born
- Jan 20, 2003, in Evanston, Illinois
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J.J. McCarthy played quarterback at Michigan (2021–23). He was the quarterback of the 2023 national champions (15–0). He finished 10th in the 2023 Heisman vote. The Minnesota Vikings took McCarthy in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
343passing yards, career highvs. TCU, 20224touchdown passes, career highat Michigan State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Minnesota, 2023Honors
- 2022Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2023Quarterback of the national champions (15–0)
- 2023Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
- 2023First-team All-Big Ten
- 202310th in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Michigan | 82 | 0.35 | – | – | 28.9 | 11% | 0.51 | – |
| 2022 | Michigan | 389 | 0.42 | 82nd (n=250) | 0.32 | 163.4 | 40% | 0.57 | 0.29 |
| 2023 | Michigan | 391 | 0.52 | 90th (n=255) | 0.32 | 204.6 | 43% | 0.64 | 0.39 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Michigan 15 games, 2,991 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 30–3 | 26 | 30 | 280 | 3 | 0 | −2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 35–7 | 22 | 25 | 278 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–6 | 8 | 13 | 143 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–7 | 15 | 21 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 45–7 | 12 | 16 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 52–10 | 14 | 20 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 52–7 | 14 | 17 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 49–0 | 21 | 27 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 41–13 | 24 | 37 | 335 | 0 | 0 | −31 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 24–15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 31–24 | 12 | 23 | 141 | 0 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 30–24 | 16 | 20 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 26–0 | 22 | 30 | 147 | 0 | 0 | −35 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 27–20 | 17 | 27 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | W 34–13 | 10 | 18 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
2022 Michigan 14 games, 2,719 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 51–7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 56–10 | 11 | 12 | 229 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 59–0 | 15 | 18 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 34–27 | 18 | 26 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 27–14 | 18 | 24 | 155 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–10 | 28 | 36 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 41–17 | 17 | 24 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 29–7 | 15 | 25 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–17 | 13 | 27 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 34–3 | 8 | 17 | 129 | 2 | 0 | −8 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 19–17 | 18 | 34 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 45–23 | 12 | 24 | 263 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 43–22 | 11 | 17 | 161 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 45–51 | 20 | 34 | 343 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
2021 Michigan 11 games, 516 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 47–14 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 63–10 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 32–29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 33–7 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 33–37 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 29–7 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 1 | −14 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 59–18 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 42–27 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 42–3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 11–34 | 7 | 17 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 140 | 243 | 1,632 | 11 | 12 | 181 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL career | 11 | 140 | 243 | 1,632 | 11 | 12 | 183 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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