NFL.com News on J.J. McCarthy
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McCarthy completed just 3 of 7 passes for 26 yards (a meager 4.3 yards per attempt) after returning from the injury against Philly... McCarthy has shown signs of dramatically turning things around with his new team... he has targeted receivers outside the numbers on 41.2% of his passes in 2026... averaging 12.1 yards per attempt, which would lead the league if he can keep such a pace... This season McCarthy has a 32.1% explosive pass rate on throws outside the numbers, nearly double the NFL average (16.5%).
STACKED’s take
McCarthy's hip injury is minor; his downfield accuracy and explosive rate suggest league-leading upside if healthy.
McCarthy's hip injury limited him to 3 of 7 passes for 26 yards (4.3 YPA) in 16 third-quarter snaps against Philadelphia, but the source notes his sample size is too small for bold proclamations. More significantly, McCarthy has shown dramatic improvement with the Giants: he's targeted receivers outside the numbers on 41.2% of passes (NFL avg 37.8%), completing 17 of 28 such throws (61%) for 339 yards and averaging 12.1 YPA—a pace that would lead the league if sustained (C.J. Stroud leads qualified QBs at 9.6 YPA). His explosive pass rate on throws outside the numbers is 32.1%, nearly double the NFL average of 16.5%. This contrasts sharply with his Minnesota tenure, when he completed 55% of outside-the-numbers throws for just 6.5 YPA. Against Washington, which has allowed the third-most passing yards per game (240), McCarthy's downfield opportunities should materialize if his health cooperates.
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