J.J. McCarthy
QB • Minnesota Vikings
AGE: 23
01/20/2003
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
60
COMP
42
YD
340
TD
3
INT
2
Rushing
ATT
24
YD
102
TD
1
Points
STD
45
PPR
45
Stats This Year (2026)
CLOSEST COMP: (comparisons start in Week 3)
| Season Totals | |
| STD: | 0 |
| Comp: | 0 |
| Att: | 0 |
| Yds: | 0 |
| TD: | 0 |
| INT: | 0 |
| Carr: | 0 |
| Yds: | 0 |
| TD: | 0 |
| 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 |
