J.J. McCarthy stats

Giants

Quarterback · #18

Age 23 · 6' 3" · 219 lbs

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J.J. McCarthy recorded 495 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown and 1 interceptions thrown in 3 games of 2026 for the New York Giants. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
3
CMP
31
ATT
49
CMP%
63.3
YDS
495
AVG
10.1
TD
1
INT
1

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2025MIN1014024357.61,6326.71112
2026NYG3314963.349510.111

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career regular season

GP
13
CMP
171
ATT
292
CMP%
58.6
YDS
2,127
AVG
7.3
TD
12
INT
13

Per game

GP
3
CMP
10.3
ATT
16.3
CMP%
63.3
YDS
165
AVG
10.1
TD
0.3
INT
0.3

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2025MIN1014.024.357.6163.26.71.11.2
2026NYG310.316.363.3165.010.10.30.3

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career regular season, Per game

GP
13
CMP
13.2
ATT
22.5
CMP%
58.6
YDS
163.6
AVG
7.3
TD
0.9
INT
1

Fantasy

GP
3
PPR
24.7
HALF
24.7
STD
24.7
PPG
8.2

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2025MIN10127.4127.4127.412.7
2026NYG324.724.724.78.2

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
13
PPR
152.1
HALF
152.1
STD
152.1
PPG
11.7

Bio

Age
23 yearsJan 20, 2003
Height
6' 3"
Weight
219 lbs
Experience
3 years
Birthplace
La Grange Park, IL
Draft
2024Rd 1, Pk 10
College
Michigan
Salary
$895,8332026

Latest performance

J.J. McCarthy

Oct 25 · @ HOU · W 27-21 OT

CMP
20
ATT
28
YDS
252
TD
0
INT
0
RTG
99.1

His top receivers, 2026

New York Giants's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Malik NabersWR70486052
Isaiah LikelyTE64413955
Malachi FieldsWR30162481
Darnell MooneyWR2291130
Cam SkatteboRB1311760

Snap counts, 2026

46% of his club's offensive snaps a game (97 in 3 games); 92% in week 7.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
5WSH56%0
6NO3140%0
7HOU6192%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2024 NFL combine

QB, 6'3", 219 lb · Michigan

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
3-cone drill6.82s92nd
20-yard shuttle4.23s69th

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2024 combine

Games

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Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Oct 25atHOUW 27-21 OT202825200
Sun, Oct 18vsNOL 34-27112124311
Sun, Oct 11atWSHT 27-27 OT00000
Sun, Jan 04vsGBW 16-3142318200
Sun, Dec 21atNYGW 16-1391410801
Sun, Dec 14atDALW 34-26152425021

What are J.J. McCarthy's career stats?

J.J. McCarthy has played 2 seasons for the Vikings and the Giants. He has completed 171 of 292 passes for 2,127 yards, 12 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. His best season so far is 2025: 1,632 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions thrown.

Best single games

  • Passing Yards: 250 @ DAL on Dec 14, 2025, W 34-26
  • Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs WSH on Dec 7, 2025, W 31-0
  • Rushing Yards: 48 vs BAL on Nov 9, 2025, L 27-19
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 1 @ NYG on Dec 21, 2025, W 16-13
  • Sacks: 6 vs ATL on Sep 14, 2025, L 22-6
J.J. McCarthy's best game in each stat, by season
SeasonYDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.YDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202525034816.0

What the columns mean: SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2025.

League leaderboards and awards

2 seasons, 2025 to 2026

All-time career rank

  • 290th in passing touchdowns (12)

Among the 2,844 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

J.J. McCarthy college stats

J.J. McCarthy played 3 seasons at Michigan Wolverines (2021 to 2023): 6,226 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions.

passing

J.J. McCarthy's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2021Michigan Wolverines345957.65168.752693152.3
2022Michigan Wolverines20832264.62,7198.42257512155
2023Michigan Wolverines24033272.32,99192245419167.4

rushing

J.J. McCarthy's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2021Michigan Wolverines271244.6223
2022Michigan Wolverines703064.4539
2023Michigan Wolverines642023.2322

scoring

J.J. McCarthy's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2021Michigan Wolverines100000000
2022Michigan Wolverines22500510032
2023Michigan Wolverines22300300018

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: J.J. McCarthy's college game log.

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