Former Scout Says J.J. McCarthy Was Overdrafted

The Minnesota Vikings are heading into unsure territory now that beginning quarterback J.J. McCarthy is out with a excessive ankle sprain that he suffered of their Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Other than his unimaginable fourth-quarter comeback towards the Chicago Bears in Week 1, McCarthy has seemed shaky all through the remainder of his first two NFL begins, which has led one former scout to make a harsh declare about him.

“J.J. McCarthy was grossly overhyped and overdrafted,” Daniel Kelly of First Spherical Mock wrote on X.

J.J. McCarthy was grossly overhyped and overdrafted.

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— FIRST ROUND MOCK (@firstroundmock) September 18, 2025

After FOX Sports activities host Colin Cowherd questioned aloud if the Vikings can afford to attend for McCarthy to rise up to hurry, Kelly shared a hyperlink to an article that confirmed how he had a fifth-round worth on him previous to the 2024 NFL Draft.

McCarthy misplaced one recreation in two years as a starter at Michigan and helped it win the nationwide championship, so it was simple to see why he was chosen No. 10 total as a part of a loaded quarterback class.

He misplaced final season to a meniscus harm, however he’s nonetheless simply 22 years previous and is taking on a group that gained 14 video games final season with Sam Darnold at quarterback.

There have been all the time going to be rising pains for a quarterback that younger taking on a group that proficient, and it’s unlucky that he’ll now miss much more time that would have been useful to his improvement.

Hindsight is all the time 20/20, however not less than one scout didn’t see McCarthy as a possible franchise QB.

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