Newsstand: Joel Klatt says J.J. McCarthy will be 'really good NFL quarterback'
Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy is a prospect on the rise after a solid showing at the 2024 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, which cames as no surprise to FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt.
Klatt called many of McCarthy’s games over the last few years, and thinks he is going to fare just fine at the next level.
“J.J. McCarthy is going to be a really good NFL quarterback, okay? Those of you that want to be a hater of JJ McCarthy, that’s fine,” Klatt said. “I’m gonna be pretty surprised if he’s not drafted in the first 15 picks, I might be surprised if he’s not taken in the top 10. That’s the type of momentum he’s generating.
“He plays a selfless brand of football, he’s incredibly incredibly athletic, the guy spins it, he makes plays, he’s a winner, and he doesn’t care who gets the credit. Every organization in the NFL is looking for players like that and in particular at that position,” Klatt explained. “So J.J. did a nice job.”
“So much fun,” McCarthy said. “Personally there’s a lot of things I’d like to get back. The shuttles, a couple of throws here and there. But had a great time being around the guys and the coaches and it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
McCarthy, who was 27-1 as a starter at Michigan, threw for 2,991 yards with 22 touchdowns and 4 interceptions this season for the Maize and Blue, completing 240-of-332 (72.3%) of his passes.
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“Mike Sainristil, we were in Lucas Oil Stadium watching his drills and he was another guy. We had the stopwatch out. We had the binoculars going as well. We were also listening to the broadcast while we were going through it. Mike Sainristil, Quinion Mitchell, the Toledo corner, I thought in the same category, but the way they moved was just at a different level than most of the rest of the corners. Mike comes out of it and you see analysts talking about him as being the top nickel back in the draft.”
– TheWolverine.com’s Clayton Sayfie on Mike Sainristil’s NFL Combine
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