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Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, a nationalist title victor this past collegiate season, has been nan backmost who roseate up everyone’s draught committee starring into Thursday night’s commencement of nan 2024 NFL Draft.
He’s a existent chaotic card, pinch rumors swirling that he could spell arsenic precocious arsenic No. 2 to nan Washington Commanders, aliases a squad for illustration nan Denver Broncos aliases Minnesota Vikings could waste and acquisition up into nan apical 10 to snag him.
But nan New York Giants, sitting astatine No. 6 overall, person besides been rumored to want a quarterback, moreover contacting nan New England Patriots to spot if No. 3 is disposable to jump up.
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Quarterback JJ McCarthy of nan Michigan Wolverines going done drills during an disconnected play workout pinch 3DQB successful a parkland connected May 26, 2023 successful Huntington Beach, CA. (Aubrey Lao /Getty Images)
Speaking connected nan "Rich Eisen Show" Wednesday successful Detroit, McCarthy was asked by nan seasoned broadcaster if he has immoderate thought wherever he’s heading successful nan Draft.
He mentioned New York correct away.
"I mean, I person somewhat of an idea," McCarthy said. "New York Giants, I’ve spent nan astir clip with. They’re a phenomenal unit — emotion Coach [Brian] Daboll, emotion [GM] Mr. [Joe] Schoen, emotion [quarterbacks] Coach [Shea] Tierney, [offensive coordinator] Coach Kafka — Chicago guy. Just being capable to spell successful there, beautiful overmuch cognize each nan instal because Coach Daboll came from Alabama and Coach [Josh] Gattis came to Michigan from Alabama. So akin formations, motions, plays, each that stuff.
"Being capable to get that instal successful was great. I met pinch them twice, it’s been astonishing conscionable throwing connected Easter. Never did that before, but it was sweet."
Could McCarthy beryllium inadvertently tipping nan Giants’ draught plans for nan first round?
The Giants didn’t expect themselves to beryllium successful a position to perchance return a backmost aft signing Daniel Jones, nan No. 6 wide prime of nan 2019 NFL Draft, to a four-year hold successful March 2023.
But aft struggling earlier suffering a season-ending ACL tear successful Week 9 against nan Las Vegas Raiders, reports of nan Giants wanting to move connected — preferably by trade, but they tin opt retired of his statement pursuing nan 2024 play — person been palpable.
J.J. McCarthy of Michigan poses for portraits astatine nan Indiana Convention Center connected February 29, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)
However, nary 1 genuinely knows what nan Giants want to do considering they would use from drafting an elite wide receiver arsenic well. LSU’s Malik Nabers, Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and Washington’s Rome Odunze lead nan battalion there, and pinch aggregate quarterbacks expected to spell early successful nan draft, nan Giants could person a chance to draught 1 of them to brace pinch Jones adjacent season.
However, McCarthy spending nan astir clip during this draught process pinch nan Giants can’t beryllium overlooked. He said he moreover utilized 1 of his 3 individual visits connected nan Giants arsenic well.
After talking astir nan Giants, though, McCarthy did mention his caller visits pinch nan New England Patriots and Washington Commanders, which were his 2 different individual visits.
"New England and Washington, conscionable came from there," he told Eisen. "Just emotion nan power that’s successful that building. You tin show nan consciousness of urgency to rebuild, beryllium connected apical and beryllium competitive."
McCarthy quickly mentioned nan Broncos and Vikings arsenic well.
"It would beryllium an grant to play for immoderate of these teams, but it will conscionable travel down to — that’s nan funniest point astir nan process. They get to choose. I’ll beryllium grateful wherever I spell and make nan astir of it," he said.
Michigan backmost J.J. McCarthy answers questions from nan media during nan NFL Scouting Combine connected March 1, 2024, astatine nan Indiana Convention Center successful Indianapolis, IN. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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While Caleb Williams is expected to spell No. 1 wide to nan Chicago Bears, and UNC’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels are interchangeable successful nan apical 5 depending connected which draught master you talk to, McCarthy’s sanction will surely beryllium 1 to watch Thursday nighttime successful Detroit.
As a Michigan product, McCarthy could beryllium adding "Big" successful betwixt "Go Blue."
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
