Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is an NFL Draft prospect on the ascent.
“I’ll go so much as to say this, just off camera, talking to some personnel people, they think J.J. McCarthy’s going top five,” ESPN analyst Louis Riddick said earlier this week. “I’m just telling you that he may go top five.”
ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler is also hearing McCarthy’s draft stock is rising.
“I still think teams are higher on Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy than a lot of people on the outside think,” Fowler said. “And I wouldn’t be surprised to see him picked in the top 10.