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Why Pats shouldn’t overlook J.J. McCarthy in first round originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots could find their next franchise quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft. Either UNC’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels is expected to arrive in Foxboro via the third overall pick.
Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy hasn’t been linked to New England as often. The 2023 College Football Playoff national champion is widely considered the fourth or fifth-best quarterback in the class, making him an afterthought for those clamoring for the Patriots to take a QB at No. 3.
Is there a chance McCarthy is being underrated heading into the draft? Should New England consider selecting him at No. 3 or picking him after trading down in the first round?
FantasyPros draft analyst Thor Nystrom believes so, and he made a strong case for McCarthy as a top-three QB in the draft during the latest episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast.
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“I think he’s really, really good. He’s the QB3 on my board,” Nystrom told hosts Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry. “Really, really good athlete. He’s going to run in the high 4.4s, low 4.5s if he runs at his pro day. We have very credible reports on that. He weighed into the NFL Combine 17 pounds heavier than he was listed on his Michigan bio and proceeded to run the fifth fastest three-cone at the entire NFL combine regardless of position.
“The arm strength, he has an absolute cannon, the fastest pass that they’ve ever tracked the max velocity at the NFL combine, 62 miles per hour. Josh Allen did it several years ago. Joe Milton matched it this year. J.J. McCarthy had a 61-mile-per-hour throw. His deep throwing on a per-pass basis was very good last year at Michigan. Pressure numbers, very good.”
Nystrom pinpointed one of McCarthy’s most notable abilities, which should help him adjust quickly to the NFL.
“What I love…
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Publish date : 2024-03-15 20:11:28
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