J.J. McCarthy

Class:
Freshman
Position:
QB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
197
Hometown:
La Grange Park, Ill.
High School:
Nazareth Academy/IMG Academy

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

Passing
• Attempts: 37 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)
• Completions: 28 - at Indiana (Oct. 8, 2022)
• Yards: 343 - vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 2022)
• TDs: 4 - at Michigan State (Oct. 21, 2023)
• Int.: 3 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)
• Long: 75 - at Ohio State (Nov. 26, 2022)

Rushing
• Attempts: 10, 2x - last vs. Indiana (Oct. 14, 2022)
• Yards: 57 - vs. Penn State (Oct. 15, 2022)
• TDs: 2 - at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Long: 39 - vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 2021)

At Michigan
• Top-10 Heisman Trophy Finisher (10th, 2023)
• Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year (2023)
• Two-time All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team, 2023; third team, coaches, second team, media in 2022)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-23)
• Finalist, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2023); Manning Quarterback Award (2023)
• Semifinalist, Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (2022)
• Tournament of Roses 2023 Rose Bowl Game Offensive MVP
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2023) and Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23, 2023)
• Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year (2022), Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player (2023)
• Shared Offensive Rookie of the Year honors (2021)
• Three-time letterman (2021-22-23)
• Finished his career with a 27-1 record as a starter, the best winning percentage (96.4) by any college quarterback since Toledo's Chuck Ealey (1971) and Oklahoma's Jimmy Harris (1956) ended their careers with 35-0 and 25-0 records, respectively
• Finished his career tied for fourth in career touchdown passes (49), sixth in touchdown percentage (6.87)
• Career program leader in interception rate (1.54), completion percentage (67.6), pass efficiency (160.5), and touchdown-to-interception ratio (min. 20 TD passes; 4.5:1)
• Set single-season program records for interception rate (1.20) and completion percentage (72.3) in 2023, finishing second in pass efficiency (167.4) and touchdown passes (22)
• Appeared in 40 games at quarterback with 28 starts

Junior (2023)
• Started all 15 games at quarterback; completed 240-of-332 pass attempts for 2,991 yards with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions; added 202 rush yards and three rushing touchdowns to earn his third varsity letter
• Finished fourth in single-season passing, nine yards shy of the 3,000-yard mark; second in single-season touchdowns (22) and in single-season pass efficiency (167.4); first in single-season interception percentage (1.20 percent) and in completion percentage (72.3)
• Top-10 Heisman Trophy Finisher (10th)
• Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year; All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team)
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
• Manning Award Finalist
• Named the team's Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16) following the win over Indiana
• Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23) following the win over Michigan State
• Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O'Brien Great 8 (Oct. 23) following the win over Michigan State
• Ten (10) times shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performances against ECU, UNLV, Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue, at Nebraska, at Minnesota, at Penn State, at Maryland, against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship
• Starting against ECU (Sept. 2), completed 26-of-30 pass attempts for 280 yards with three touchdowns.
• Against UNLV (Sept. 9), converted on 22-of-25 attempts for 278 yards with a pair of touchdowns and added 38 yards rushing
• Threw two touchdowns on 8-of-13 passing under center against Bowling Green (Sept. 16) with three interceptions and 143 yards
• Went 15-of-21 passing for 214 yards with a touchdown and ran for 51 yards against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), totaled three touchdowns (one rushing, 21 yards) on 12-of-16 passing for 156 yards with a pair of touchdown passes
• Had his first multi-rushing touchdown game of his career (two) along with 14-of-20 passing for 219 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), tossed three touchdowns on 14-of-17 passing for 222 yards
• Tossed a career-high four touchdown passes on 21-of-27 passing for 287 yards at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Completed 24-of-37 attempts for 335 yards against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Totaled 34 yards rushing and connected on 7-of-8 pass attempts at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), completed 12-of-23 pass attempts for 141 yards
• Completed 16-of-20 pass attempts for 148 yards with a touchdown and another 17 yards on the ground against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Completed 22-of-30 pass attempts against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2) for 147 yards
• Threw for three touchdowns on 17-of-27 passing for 221 yards against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1) and added a 25-yard rush; named Offensive MVP
• Passed 18 times with 10 completions for 140 yards and added four rushes for 31 yards against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts under center; completed 208-of-322 pass attempts for 2,719 yards (No. 8 single-season, U-M history) with 22 touchdowns (tied-No. 6) and five interceptions; added 306 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 70 attempts to earn his second varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (third team, coaches, second team, media)
• Semifinalist, Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
• Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year
• Four times, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance at Iowa, at Indiana, at Rutgers, at Ohio State
• Named one of the Davey O'Brien Great 8 Quarterbacks of the Week following his performance at Indiana
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Illinois
• Ran for 50 yards including a 20-yard touchdown run, also went four-of-four passing against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• In his first career start, went 11-of-12 passing for 229 yards and three touchdowns against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Starting against UConn (Sept. 17), completed 15-of-18 passes for 214 yards and had a 14-yard run
• Went 18-of-26 passing for 220 yards with two touchdowns starting against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Went 18-of-24 passing for 155 yards with a touchdown at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Registered his first 300-yard game (304) with three touchdowns on 28-of-36 passing at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• In a start against Penn State (Oct. 15), rushed for 57 yards on top of 145 yards passing
• Had one touchdown passing with 167 yards and another 50 yards rushing in a start against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Threw two touchdowns on 13-of-27 passing and ran for another at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in a start against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Starting under center against Illinois (Nov. 19), completed 18-of-34 pass attempts for 208 yards
• Totaled four touchdowns (one rushing) on 12-of-24 passing for 263 yards at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Delivered three touchdown passes on 11-of-17 passing for 161 yards and ran for 14 yards against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Set a career-high with 343 passing yards on 20-of-34 passing against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31), accounting for three touchdowns (one rushing) and two-point conversion rushing; included a career-long 39-yard run

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in 11 games under center; completed 34-of-59 pass attempts for 516 yards with five touchdowns to two interceptions and added 124 yards rushing and two scores to earn his first varsity letter
• Shared team Offensive Rookie of the Year honors
• In his U-M debut against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), completed 4-of-6 pass attempts for 80 yards with a 69-yard touchdown strike
• Went 4-of-6 passing for 42 yards and moved the chains with a 16-yard rush against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Completed a 56-yard touchdown strike at Wisconsin (Oct. 2) and added a rushing touchdown, the first of his career, in limited action
• Ran three times for 17 yards and also attempted a pass at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Passed five times with three completions for 34 yards against Northwestern (Oct. 23) and ran twice for 36 yards
• Completed three-of-four pass attempts with a 17-yard touchdown pass and three rush attempts at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Went 5-of-10 passing for 55 yards and one interception against Indiana (Nov. 6)
• Completed all five pass attempts for 58 yards and one touchdown at Maryland (Nov. 20) and ran for another
• Completed a 31-yard pass and picked up a first down rushing against Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Went 1-of-3 passing and rushed four times for 23 yards and also threw a key block to spring a touchdown against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 4)
• Registered career-highs with 7-of-17 passing for 131 yards with one touchdown and 24 yards rushing against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended IMG Academy (2021) coached by Bobby Acosta
• Also attended Nazareth High School in La Grange Park, Ill., coached by Tim Racki
• Helped IMG finish 8-0 as a senior, out-scoring its opponents 381-82 during the season
• IMG finished the season as the 2020 National Champions; ranked No. 1 in MaxPrep’s final 2020 High School Football Rankings
• Led Nazareth to a 13-1 record and the Class 7A state title as a sophomore in 2018
• Helped Nazareth reach the state title game in 2017 and 2019 as well
• Academic All-State selection at Nazareth

Key Statistics
• Finished his high school career with a 36-2 record as a starter
• Accumulated 7,905 career pass yards with 94 touchdowns and 13 interceptions
• As a senior, went 92-of-165 passing (57 percent) for 1,392 yards with 16 touchdown passes and no interceptions; added one rushing score
• Threw for 2,820 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park (Ill.)
• As a sophomore in 2018, completed 182-of-240 passes (76 percent) for 3,448 yards with 39 touchdowns and four interceptions; also scored two rushing touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of five stars; the No. 22 overall player nationally, the No. 2 pro-style quarterback and the No. 7 player in the state of Florida; ranked as the No. 1 player in Illinois
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 35 overall player in the nation, the No. 3 pro-style quarterback and the No. 9 in the state of Florida
• Member of the ESPN300; four-star prospect, the 23rd overall player nationally, the No. 2 quarterback and the No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Florida
• Rivals.com four-star prospect; 41st-rated prospect in the country, the No. 4 quarterback nationally and the No. 10 player in Florida
• Selected to participate in the 2021 All-American Bowl and 2021 Polynesian Bowl all-star games
• Elite 11 selection
• MasPreps Florida High School Football Player of the Year in 2020
• News-Gazette All-State Illinois Player of the Year (2019); the first underclassman to win the honor in 25 years of eligibility
• Chicago Tribune Offensive Chicago Pioneer Press Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
• Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Selection
• Two-time EDGYTIM/Rivals.com All-State selection in Illinois (2018-19)

Personal
• J.J. McCarthy was born Jan. 20, 2003
• Son of Jim and Megan McCarthy
• Also an accomplished hockey player
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies