J.J. McCarthy
QB • Minnesota Vikings
AGE: 23 (01/20/2003)
Healthy
Pros & Cons for 2026
Mobile QB with good rushing ability and very good WRs should give him a solid floor.
Raw and inexperienced so there will continue to be growing pains if he remains the starter.
Projections for 2026
Passing
ATT
516
COMP
328
YD
3593
TD
23
INT
12
Rushing
ATT
40
YD
175
TD
2
Points
STD
301
PPR
301
Stats This Year (2026)
CLOSEST COMP: (comparisons start in Week 3)
| Season Totals | |
| STD: | |
| Comp: | |
| Att: | |
| Yds: | |
| TD: | |
| INT: | |
| Carr: | |
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| TD: | |
| Week 1 | |
| @ CHI | |
| STD: | 23.7 |
| Comp: | 13 |
| Att: | 20 |
| Yds: | 143 |
| TD: | 2 |
| INT: | 1 |
| Carr: | 2 |
| Yds: | 25 |
| TD: | 1 |
| Week 2 | |
| vs. ATL | |
| STD: | 10.4 |
| Comp: | 11 |
| Att: | 21 |
| Yds: | 158 |
| TD: | 0 |
| INT: | 2 |
| Carr: | 5 |
| Yds: | 25 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Week 3 | |
| vs. CIN | |
| DNP |
| Week 4 | |
| @ PIT | |
| DNP |
| Week 5 | |
| @ CLE | |
| DNP |
| Week 6 | |
| BYE |
| Week 7 | |
| vs. PHI | |
| DNP |
| Week 8 | |
| @ LAC | |
| DNP |
| Week 9 | |
| @ DET | |
| STD: | 22.4 |
| Comp: | 14 |
| Att: | 25 |
| Yds: | 143 |
| TD: | 2 |
| INT: | 1 |
| Carr: | 9 |
| Yds: | 12 |
| TD: | 1 |
| Week 10 | |
| vs. BAL | |
| STD: | 21.2 |
| Comp: | 20 |
| Att: | 42 |
| Yds: | 248 |
| TD: | 1 |
| INT: | 2 |
| Carr: | 5 |
| Yds: | 48 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Week 11 | |
| vs. CHI | |
| STD: | 11.5 |
| Comp: | 16 |
| Att: | 32 |
| Yds: | 150 |
| TD: | 1 |
| INT: | 2 |
| Carr: | 0 |
| Yds: | 0 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Week 12 | |
| @ GB | |
| STD: | 5.4 |
| Comp: | 12 |
| Att: | 19 |
| Yds: | 87 |
| TD: | 0 |
| INT: | 2 |
| Carr: | 2 |
| Yds: | 10 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Week 13 | |
| @ SEA | |
| DNP |
| Week 14 | |
| vs. WAS | |
| STD: | 22.1 |
| Comp: | 16 |
| Att: | 23 |
| Yds: | 163 |
| TD: | 3 |
| INT: | 0 |
| Carr: | 6 |
| Yds: | 19 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Week 15 | |
| @ DAL | |
| STD: | 28 |
| Comp: | 15 |
| Att: | 24 |
| Yds: | 250 |
| TD: | 2 |
| INT: | 1 |
| Carr: | 4 |
| Yds: | 15 |
| TD: | 1 |
| Week 16 | |
| @ NYG | |
| STD: | 13.4 |
| Comp: | 9 |
| Att: | 14 |
| Yds: | 108 |
| TD: | 0 |
| INT: | 1 |
| Carr: | 2 |
| Yds: | 20 |
| TD: | 1 |
| Week 17 | |
| vs. DET | |
| DNP |
| Week 18 | |
| vs. GB | |
| STD: | 9.8 |
| Comp: | 14 |
| Att: | 23 |
| Yds: | 182 |
| TD: | 0 |
| INT: | 0 |
| Carr: | 2 |
| Yds: | 7 |
| TD: | 0 |
| Season Totals | |
| STD: | 167.9 |
| Comp: | 140 |
| Att: | 243 |
| Yds: | 1632 |
| TD: | 11 |
| INT: | 12 |
| Carr: | 37 |
| Yds: | 181 |
| TD: | 4 |
