JJ McCarthy 's pseudo-rookie season has been an absolute nightmare. While the Minnesota Vikings quarterback had his moments this year, McCarthy's 2025 season has been more bad than good. His last two games, in particular, have been pretty awful. It's led to some uncomfortable discussions about the Vikings rookie quarterback.

The stats that McCarthy is getting this season aren't helping his case. Per Danny Heifetz, the Vikings quarterback has graded out poorly as a passer . So poorly, in fact, that his only peer in that stat is none other than the infamous JaMarcus Russell.

“J.J. McCarthy now ranks 851 out of 852 in EPA per Dropback among qualified passers since 2000, per Tru Media,” Heifetz posted on Bluesky. “The only player below McCarthy is JaMarcus Russell.” Article Continues

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