College of Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy couldn’t have requested for a greater ending to his faculty profession.
The 20-year-old sign caller led the Wolverines to their first nationwide championship since 1997, bookending a 27-1 run because the staff’s starter by which he threw for six,226 yards, 49 touchdowns and 11 interceptions whereas main Michigan to three straight Massive Ten championships and consecutive Faculty Soccer Playoff berths earlier than declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft.
A number of draft pundits look like divided on the place precisely McCarthy ranks among the many high prospects within the 2024 class — ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. listed him as his largest wild-card QB within the draft — however The Athletic’s Dane Brugler just lately disclosed the place McCarthy is anticipated to go based mostly on what he’s heard in league circles.
“McCarthy has projectable bodily instruments with an NFL arm and above-average mobility,” Brugler wrote. “Scouts persistently convey up his intangibles as a powerful promoting level for his or her coaches due to his retention, recall and aggressive toughness. … Primarily based on suggestions from the NFL, McCarthy is anticipated to be drafted within the high 50 picks, the query is how early? Is there a staff within the high 25 enamored together with his long-term outlook?”
