Commanders Interested in Michigan's J.J. McCarthy for No. 2 Pick?
The Washington Commanders could shock the NFL with their decision for the No. 2 overall pick.
Caleb Williams is thought to be going No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears, which leaves the Commanders to pick from Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy, who is set to meet with Washington before his Pro Day on Thursday.
Per Bleacher Report's Jordan Schultz, the Commanders will have dinner with McCarthy before he throws at his Pro Day. This won't be the first time the Commanders and McCarthy meet. The two sides spoke with one another at the Scouting Combine last month.
"Just the overall energy," McCarthy said about the Commanders meeting via Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. "It was my first one, so I was like super nervous I'm not going to lie. I was sweating a little bit. Coach Quinn was just awesome. I got to talk to Mr. Peters (Washington's general manager) right before the meeting. Just a great vibe, very welcoming. Going through clips and everything. Coach Kliff Kingsbury was just like, 'Hey, if you get a matchup out here and you really like it, could you just switch it to a go on the outside?' I told him 'I wish.' Just little stuff like that. It was just great to meet them. Great to talk ball with them. I had a lot of fun doing it."
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In his three college seasons for the Wolverines, McCarthy threw for a total of 6,226 yards, 49 touchdowns, and just 11 interceptions, so the numbers don't jump off the page, but that was more due to the Wolverines wanting to play complementary football, so he wasn't asked to consistently throw it 30+ times in a game (just three times last year).
McCarthy has all the arm talent needed to make every throw on the field, but not only that, he is super accurate, which in the NFL, is a necessity.
So while not many have the Commanders taking McCarthy in several mock drafts, the meeting between the two had a "good vibe." Whether that translates to the franchise taking the Michigan quarterback is unknown, but the pair do appear to have hit it off at the Combine.
