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J.J. McCarthy
Born January 20, 2003 · College Michigan · Drafted 2024, round 1, pick 10 (MIN) · 6-3, 219 lb
EPA per dropback by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Passing
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp % | Yds | TD | INT | Dropbacks | EPA/db | Stabilised EPA/db | WPA/db (WP pts) | Total WPA (wins) | CPOE | Success % | ANY/A | Rank (EPA/db) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 10 | 140 | 243 | 57.6 | 1,632 | 11 | 12 | 302 | −0.110 | −0.038−0.142 to +0.066 | +0.07 | +0.20 | −5.7 | 43.4 | 4.31 | 37 |
| 2026 | NYG | 4 | 43 | 68 | 63.2 | 622 | 1 | 1 | 81 | +0.209 | +0.022−0.103 to +0.148 | +0.46 | +0.37 | +5.3 | 40.7 | 7.50 | – |
| Career | NYG | 14 | 183 | 311 | 58.8 | 2,254 | 12 | 13 | 383 | −0.043 | +0.15 | +0.57 | −3.4 | 42.8 | 4.98 | – |
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 10 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 3.18 | +0.151 | 54.5 | +1.7 | −0.03 | |
| 2026 | NYG | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.80 | −1.004 | 0.0 | −5.0 | −0.10 | |
| Career | NYG | 14 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 2.44 | −0.210 | 37.5 | −3.4 | −0.14 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIN | 10 | 510 | 91.1 | – | – |
Pressure and play action
Regular season. Pressure from 2016; play action, blitzes and interception-worthy throws (per attempt) from 2022. The sources changed in 2023, so compare a season with its league, not across years. Pressure and time to throw: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on); play action, blitzes and interception-worthy throws: FTN Data via nflverse (2022 on). Both CC BY-SA 4.0; aggregated by Red Zone Math, and this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Dropbacks | Pressured % | EPA/db pressured | EPA/db clean | Time to throw (s) | Play action % | EPA/db with play action | Blitzed % | EPA/db vs a blitz | Interception- worthy % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 302 | 34.8 | −0.48 | +0.09 | 2.82 | 28.5 | −0.19 | 24.2 | −0.46 | 4.5 |
| 2026 | 81 | – | – | – | – | 18.5 | −0.17 | 32.1 | +0.02 | 4.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (4 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db | Pass WPA (WP pts) | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ WAS | T 27–27 OT | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.13 | +1.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | −2.8 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs NO | L 27–34 | 11/17 | 243 | 1 | 1 | +0.48 | +8.3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | −1.1 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ HOU | W 27–21 OT | 20/27 | 252 | 0 | 0 | +0.19 | +29.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.9 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ PHI | W 19–11 | 12/19 | 127 | 0 | 0 | +0.04 | −2.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −0.3 |
2025 game log (10 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db | Pass WPA (WP pts) | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-08 | @ CHI | W 27–24 | 13/20 | 143 | 2 | 1 | −0.15 | +5.1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | +2.7 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs ATL | L 6–22 | 11/21 | 158 | 0 | 2 | −0.61 | −41.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −1.7 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ DET | W 27–24 | 14/25 | 143 | 2 | 1 | −0.12 | +20.9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | −1.9 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs BAL | L 19–27 | 20/42 | 248 | 1 | 2 | −0.09 | −7.4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | −0.1 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs CHI | L 17–19 | 16/32 | 150 | 1 | 2 | −0.37 | −3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ GB | L 6–23 | 12/19 | 87 | 0 | 2 | −0.64 | −14.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs WAS | W 31–0 | 16/23 | 163 | 3 | 0 | +0.39 | +25.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ DAL | W 34–26 | 15/24 | 250 | 2 | 1 | +0.48 | +41.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2.4 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ NYG | W 16–13 | 9/14 | 108 | 0 | 1 | −0.26 | −12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs GB | W 16–3 | 14/23 | 182 | 0 | 0 | +0.24 | +4.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.2 |