J. J. McCarthy

Jonathan James McCarthy (born January 20, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines.[1][2] He became Michigan's starting quarterback in the second week of the 2022 season.

J.J. McCarthy
McCarthy with Michigan in 2022
Michigan Wolverines – No. 9
PositionQuarterback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2003-01-20) January 20, 2003
La Grange Park, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolNazareth Academy
IMG Academy
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Born on January 20, 2003, McCarthy was raised in La Grange Park, Illinois[3] where he attended Nazareth Academy for high school.[4] McCarthy transferred to IMG Academy in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of Nazareth's football season.[4]

College career

Rated as one of the top quarterback recruits, McCarthy had offers from 33 schools including LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas, and Wisconsin.[5] McCarthy committed to Michigan in May 2019.[6]

2021 season

On September 4, 2021, he made his Michigan debut against Western Michigan and completed four of six passes for 80 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown pass to Daylen Baldwin.[7][8] He appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season, completing 34 of 59 passes for 516 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.[9]

2022 season

Prior to the 2022 season, McCarthy competed with Cade McNamara for the role as Michigan's starting quarterback.[10] Before the opening game, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh announced that the competition was close and would continue at least for the first two games, with McNamara starting in the first week against Colorado State and McCarthy starting in the second week against Hawaii.[11]

McCarthy started and played most of the first half against Hawaii, completing 11 of 12 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Wolverines to a 42–0 halftime lead.[12] In his postgame press conference, Harbaugh announced that McCarthy would start against UConn in week 3 and added, "He's the starter moving forward on merit."[13][14]

McCarthy continued as Michigan's starting quarterback, completing 15 of 18 passes against UConn for 214 yards, 18 of 26 passes against Maryland for 220 yards, and 18 of 24 passes against Iowa for 155 yards.[15][16][17] Against Indiana on October 8, he completed 28 of 36 passes for 304 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception (on a ball tipped up into the air in the end zone).[18] McCarthy helped lead the Wolverines into an undefeated matchup with Ohio State on November 26. He passed for 263 yards and three passing touchdowns and recorded a rushing touchdown in the 45–23 victory.[19] In the Fiesta Bowl, he completed 20 of 34 passes for a career-high 343 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the 51–45 loss to TCU in the College Football Playoff Semifinals.[20] For the 2022 season, he completed 208 of 322 passes for 2,719 yards, 22 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 155.0 quarterback rating.[21]

College statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Michigan Wolverines
2021 1100−0345957.65168.752152.3271244.62
2022 141312−120832264.62,7198.4225155.0703064.45
2023 888–013216978.11,79910.6183199.1331685.13
Career332120−137455068.05,0349.24510168.21305984.610

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Personal life

McCarthy is a Roman-Catholic. He practices meditation during the season and prayer factors into this.

References
  1. Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 16, 2020). "Cornerstone recruits J.J. McCarthy, Donovan Edwards make it a banner day for Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. Lesmerises, Doug (June 24, 2021). "Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy has said he wants to stick it to Ohio State -- will he? Buckeyes best opponents, No. 28". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. "J.J. McCarthy". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. Bachman, Rachel (November 23, 2022). "Who's That Meditating Under the Goal Post? Michigan Quarterback J.J. McCarthy". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. "J.J. McCarthy, 2021 Pro Style Quarterback". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. Broome, Anthony (May 11, 2020). "What five-star QB J.J. McCarthy brings to Michigan after officially signing". Maize n Brew. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. Lyons, Dan (September 4, 2021). "Watch: Insane Throw Made By Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. Zuke, Ryan (September 4, 2021). "Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy gets creative on first TD pass: 'I'm not gonna coach that out of him'". Mlive.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. "J.J. McCarthy 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  10. Zuke, Ryan (August 29, 2022). "Michigan QB battle: Will J.J. McCarthy vs. Cade McNamara competition extend deep into season?". mlive.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. Meek, Austin (August 27, 2022). "Michigan's McNamara to start Week 1, McCarthy Week 2". The Athletic. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  12. "J.J. McCarthy becomes QB1, No. 4 Michigan tops Hawaii 56-10". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 10, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  13. Rittenberg, Adam (September 10, 2022). "Michigan Wolverines sticking with QB J.J. McCarthy vs. UConn Huskies, likely moving forward". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  14. Sabin, Rainer (September 11, 2022). "As Jim Harbaugh sees it, the future of Michigan football is J.J. McCarthy". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  15. "Connecticut at Michigan Box Score, September 17, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  16. "Maryland at Michigan Box Score, September 24, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  17. "Michigan at Iowa Box Score, October 1, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  18. "No. 4 Michigan rallies without Hart to pull away at Indiana". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 8, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  19. "Michigan at Ohio State Box Score, November 26, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  20. "Fiesta Bowl - Texas Christian vs Michigan Box Score, December 31, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  21. "J.J. McCarthy 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  22. "J.J. McCarthy College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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