Holley: ‘Really good chance' Patriots take J.J. McCarthy at No. 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The J.J. McCarthy hype train continues to gain steam.
While McCarthy was viewed as a late first-round pick at best earlier this offseason, the Michigan quarterback prospect has rocketed up draft boards since the NFL Scouting Combine, with many draft experts now pegging him as a potential top-five pick in the same class as the consensus top three QBs -- USC's Caleb Williams, LSU's Jayden Daniels and UNC's Drake Maye.