Draft Note by John Paulsen
Last year, three quarterbacks drafted QB20 or later finished in the top 12: Baker Mayfield (QB21), Sam Darnold (QB31), and Bo Nix (QB23). They had a couple of things in common: 1) a strong offensive mind calling the plays, and 2) they can score fantasy points with their legs. Darnold (QB27) can run, but Klint Kubiak is not a certified offensive genius like, say, Kevin O’Connell, who coaxed a QB8 finish out of Darnold last season. That’s why I like QB19 J.J. McCarthy to meet or exceed his draft position. It’s pretty simple: In O’Connell we trust. McCarthy will run a bit and has a nice group of weapons, including Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, and Aaron Jones.
J.J. McCarthy
- QB
- , Minnesota Vikings
- 22
- 219 lbs
- 6' 3"
- Michigan
- 126
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Last year, three quarterbacks drafted QB20 or later finished in the top 12: Baker Mayfield (QB21), Sam Darnold (QB31), and Bo Nix (QB23). They had a couple of things in common: 1) a strong offensive mind calling the plays, and 2) they can score fantasy points with their legs. Darnold (QB27) can run, but Klint Kubiak is not a certified offensive genius like, say, Kevin O’Connell, who coaxed a QB8 finish out of Darnold last season. That’s why I like QB19 J.J. McCarthy to meet or exceed his draft position. It’s pretty simple: In O’Connell we trust. McCarthy will run a bit and has a nice group of weapons, including Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, and Aaron Jones.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - MIN
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| 1 @CHI | 27 ATL | 28 CIN | 3 @PIT | 12 @CLE | BYE | 4 PHI | 10 @LAC | 26 @DET | 23 BAL | 1 CHI | 5 @GB | 13 @SEA | 7 WAS | 29 @DAL | 9 @NYG | 26 DET | 5 GB |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | SF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | HOU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | @GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | NYJ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | DET | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | @LAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | IND | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | @JAX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | @TEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | @CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | ARI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | ATL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Status: Out Injury: Knee | CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w16)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @SEA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @DET | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00/0.00 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0.00% | |
