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The Minnesota Vikings selected Michigan standout J.J. McCarthy pinch nan No. 10 wide prime successful nan first information of nan 2024 NFL Draft connected Thursday night, and ESPN expert Kirk Herbstreit believes nan statement made nan correct call.
McCarthy, who led the Wolverines to an undefeated play and nan nationalist title earlier declaring, saw a emergence successful his draught banal successful nan weeks starring up to nan large night, but he yet fell to nan No. 10 spot aft nan Vikings traded up to prime nan young awesome caller.
Quarterback J.J. McCarthy of nan Michigan Wolverines is deed by Dallas Turner of nan Alabama Crimson Tide during this year's Rose Bowl astatine nan Rose Bowl successful Pasadena, California, connected Jan. 1. (Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
Four different quarterbacks were taken earlier him, including erstwhile Washington backmost Michael Penix Jr., who mislaid to Michigan successful nan title game.
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But during a caller section of OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me pinch Dan Dakich," Herbstreit praised McCarthy arsenic nan existent deal, which he credited successful ample portion to erstwhile caput coach Jim Harbaugh’s offense.
"The guy’s a victor — he’s 27-1, won a nationalist title, brought Michigan backmost to being Michigan, and now he goes to Minnesota. And I deliberation if you look astatine [Vikings caput coach] Kevin O’Connell… he’s going to put a strategy that’s very akin to what J.J. McCarthy did astatine Michigan, and I deliberation this kid’s going to fresh successful perfectly."
Michigan backmost J.J. McCarthy talks pinch caput coach Jim Harbaugh earlier nan Big Ten title crippled against Iowa astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis connected Dec. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
VIKINGS TRADE UP IN NFL DRAFT TO SELECT J.J. MCCARTHY AFTER SURPRISING FALL
"I deliberation that kid could yet go 1 of nan faces of nan NFL. I deliberation he’s sewage a chance to really return off," Herbstreit added.
The Vikings evidently saw thing akin and made nan move for McCarthy. They traded up pinch nan New York Jets, handing complete nan No. 11 prime and a 4th and fifth-rounder successful speech for Nos. 10 and 203.
J.J. McCarthy of nan Michigan Wolverines celebrates aft defeating nan Washington Huskies during nan 2024 CFP National Championship Game astatine NRG Stadium successful Houston connected Jan. 8. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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"We knew we weren’t nan only ones that had identified him arsenic a backmost we wanted to select," O'Connell said of nan jump. "You commencement reasoning astir nan what-if."
In his 2 afloat seasons arsenic starter, McCarthy went 27-1. He group nan programme grounds pinch a 72.3% completion percent and threw for 5,710 yards, 44 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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