This is Jim Harbaugh being Jim Harbaugh.
On Friday, the Chargers’ new head coach announced that Harbaugh was an enthusiastic supporter of Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy, who he coached on Michigan State’s College Football Playoff national championship team last season, and that McCarthy is a big fan of this year’s quarterback. He even said he could be selected as a top QB. draft.
FS1 Sports Talk host Colin Cowherd had Harbaugh on “The Herd” and asked McCarthy, now the former Michigan State head coach, what he expects from his professional career.
“Arm talent, athleticism, those are the factors,” Harbaugh said of the signal-caller’s biggest attributes.
But then Harbaugh added: “Don’t be surprised if he leaves.” [in the 2024 NFL Draft]he’s the No. 1 quarterback off the board.
“That’s my prediction for now.”
Harbaugh went on to double down on McCarthy, saying: Talk about that factor, he has it, the competitiveness that he has, and they surround him and they start to really dig in and they start talking to him, yeah, it’s 2024. early predictions for the NFL Draft. ”
McCarthy announced his entry into the 2024 NFL Draft last month following the University of Michigan’s national championship win.
McCarthy, who declared for the draft after his junior season, threw for 2,991 yards, 22 touchdowns and a passer rating of 167.4, finishing 10th in Heisman voting last season.
The 6-foot-3, 197-pound signal caller also rushed for 202 yards and three scores on 64 carries last season.
However, the top quarterbacks expected to be taken in the draft are USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, LSU’s Jaden Daniels and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
pro football focus McCarthy is ranked No. 6 among quarterbacks and No. 57 on the draft’s big board.
Recent NFL.com Mock Drafts McCarthy will go in the first round, but will be taken off the board as the fourth QB.
The quarterback will be featured at the NFL Combine on March 2nd, and the draft begins April 25th in Detroit.
