Regarding the 2024 NFL Draft and his former college quarterback, the new Chargers coach made a daring forecast.
J.J. McCarthy of Michigan is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks chosen in the April 2024 NFL Draft. McCarthy, a proven winner who guided the Michigan Wolverines to their first college football national title since 1997, is sure to get the eye of NFL teams in need of a quarterback. McCarthy’s entire skill set, according to his former coach Jim Harbaugh, who departed Michigan to take over as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, means he will likely be selected earlier than most people think.
“Arm talent, athleticism, winning with mind-numbing repetition, it-factor.” When he is the best quarterback available, don’t be shocked, Jim Harbaugh stated on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Friday. “At this moment, it is my prediction. When someone becomes extremely J.J.
McCarthy had a 27-1 record as a starter at Michigan until his collegiate career came to an end. It is the highest winning % for a college quarterback since Jimmy Harris (1956) of Oklahoma and Chuck Ealey (1971) of Toledo, who finished with 35-0 and 25-0 records, respectively. During Michigan, McCarthy completed 68% of his throws for 6,226 yards, 49 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. With 632 yards and 10 touchdowns on 161 rushing attempts, he demonstrated his athleticism as well.
McCarthy guided Michigan to three straight Big Ten titles and three straight College Football Playoff berths. This past season, in the Rose Bowl against Alabama, he assisted in masterminding a fourth-quarter comeback that made history and advanced the Wolverines to the national championship game.
Following the Rose Bowl, Harbaugh remarked, “I’ve said it before, but right here, this is the greatest quarterback in University of Michigan — college football history.” “I still have a ways to go before I can be considered the greatest of all time, like Tom Brady finally became. When it came to that, he outperformed everyone. However, J.J. has been the best college player at Michigan ever. I am aware that we discuss a combination of quarterbacks. That guy is him.”
McCarthy is ranked No. 5 among quarterbacks and 34th overall in the CBS Sports 2024 NFL Draft rankings.
McCarthy was a four-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, fresh out of Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy. Regardless of position, the Illinois native was rated as the nation’s sixth-best quarterback and 38th-best prospect overall. McCarthy chose to enrol at Michigan rather than accept offers from numerous other universities, including Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, and Wisconsin.
