QB · New York Giants

J.J. McCarthy

QB1

College: Michigan
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 219 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / play

+0.28▲ 0.43 vs '25

4th of 24 QBs

CPOE

+7.1▲ 12.9 vs '25

2nd of 24 QBs

Yards / attempt

10.10▲ 3.39 vs '25

1st of 24 QBs

INT rate

2.0%▼ 2.9 vs '25

13th of 24 QBs · 1 INT / 49 att

Rushing

29 yds−0.67 EPA/CAR

5 car · 5.80 y/c · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 23 qualifying quarterbacks on the 2026 leaderboard plus McCarthy.

Week-by-week

EPA per dropback by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Dropbacks+13.5

Designed runs−4.7

Net+8.8

Best game · Wk 6 vs NO

11/21

Cmp/Att

243

Pass yds

1 / 1

TD / INT

+8.2

Pass EPA

+0.43

EPA/play

Rush yds

2026 game log

	Passing											Rushing
Game	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Passing yardsPassing yards (sack yardage not subtracted).	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
Wk 5 @ WAST	–	–	0	–	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	2	1.00	0	−2.8	−1.38
Wk 6 vs NOL	11/21	52.4	243	11.57	1	1	1	9.55	+8.2	+0.43	+5.7	2	26	13.00	0	+0.3	+0.16
Wk 7 @ HOUW	20/28	71.4	252	9.00	0	0	3	7.48	+5.4	+0.18	+8.0	1	1	1.00	0	−0.9	−0.89
Season	31/49	63.3	495	10.10	1	1	4	8.34	+13.5	+0.28	+7.1	5	29	5.80	0	−3.3	−0.67

How he compares

2026 quarterbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with NYG/MIN

$21.9Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $5.5M
Guaranteed: $21.9M 100%
2026 cap hit: $896K 0.3% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Passing										Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
2026	3	+8.8	31/49	63.3	10.10	8.34	1	1	4	+13.5	+0.28	+7.1	5	5.80	0	−3.3	−0.67
2025	10	−46.5	140/243	57.6	6.72	4.31	11	12	27	−43.0	−0.15	−5.7	37	4.89	4	+6.8	+0.18
Career	13	−37.6	171/292	58.6	7.28	4.97	12	13	31	−29.4	−0.09	−3.7	42	5.00	4	+3.5	+0.08