J.J. McCarthy

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QB53Maniacs rank, #301 overall
216.0ADP, pick 18.12
9.2'26 PPG, 3 games
1 of 3'26 spike weeks
14.4'25 PPG, QB31 finish

Stat Maniac

Through Week 8 of 2026, J.J. McCarthy is averaging 9.2 half-PPR points per game on 8.5 xFP (1st percentile among QBs), right in line with expectation. McCarthy is posting +0.20 EPA per dropback (76th percentile) and a CPOE of +7.0 (88th).

2026 season, through Week 8, 3 games, QB38 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 QBs by points with 4+ games.

  1. Core
  2. Points per game69.2
  3. xFP per game08.5
  4. EPA per dropback760.20
  5. Scoring
  6. Spike-week rate4433%
  7. Ceiling week1215.9
  8. Floor week65.2
  9. Opportunity
  10. Rush yards per game299.7
  11. Rush xTD per game150.05
  12. aDOT10010.6
  13. Efficiency
  14. Points over expected74+0.7
  15. CPOE887.0

Closest seasons since 2012

  1. 89%2014 Derek Anderson: QB42 that season (10.1 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
  2. 84%2023 Nick Mullens: QB47 that season (13.0 PPG), QB64 the next year (0.3 PPG).
  3. 83%2022 Teddy Bridgewater: QB45 that season (8.4 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.

PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.

Season lines

Half PPR, Weeks 1-17
SeasonGCmp-AttPass ydsPass TDINTRush ydsRush TDPtsPPGSpike wksFinish
20259126-220145011121744129.414.43QB31
2026331-494951129027.79.21QB38
2026Maniacs proj-------201.111.8--

A spike week is a top-12 QB finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all QBs.

Game log

Full color = top-12 week

2026 season

Week 1: no game1Week 2: no game2Week 3: no game3Week 4: no game4Week 5 vs WAS: 0.2 pts, QB345Week 6 vs NO: 17.3 pts, QB126Week 7 vs HOU: 10.2 pts, QB237Week 8: no game8Week 9: no game9Week 10: no game10Week 11: no game11Week 12: no game12Week 13: no game13Week 14: no game14Week 15: no game15Week 16: no game16Week 17: no game17
WkOppCmp-AttPass ydsPass TDINTRush ydsRush TDPtsFinish
5WAS0-0000200.2QB34
6NO11-212431126017.3QB12
7HOU20-28252001010.2QB23
2025 game log (9 games)Week 1 vs CHI: 23.2 pts, QB111Week 2 vs ATL: 4.8 pts, QB332Week 3: no game3Week 4: no game4Week 5: no game5Week 6: no game6Week 7: no game7Week 8: no game8Week 9 vs DET: 19.9 pts, QB139Week 10 vs BAL: 16.7 pts, QB1410Week 11 vs CHI: 8.0 pts, QB2611Week 12 vs GB: 2.5 pts, QB2912Week 13: no game13Week 14 vs WAS: 20.4 pts, QB1014Week 15 vs DAL: 24.5 pts, QB715Week 16 vs NYG: 9.3 pts, QB2516Week 17: no game17
WkOppCmp-AttPass ydsPass TDINTRush ydsRush TDPtsFinish
1CHI13-201432125123.2QB11
2ATL11-21158022504.8QB33
9DET14-251432112119.9QB13
10BAL20-422481248016.7QB14
11CHI16-3215012008.0QB26
12GB12-1987021002.5QB29
14WAS16-231633019020.4QB10
15DAL15-242502115124.5QB7
16NYG9-14108012019.3QB25