J.J. McCarthy QB

MIN — no scheduled game found.

Should you start J.J. McCarthy this week?

No scheduled game found for J.J. McCarthy this week — check the injury report and his comparisons below before locking a lineup spot.

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→ snaps/gm 53.3 → 48.8 (-8%) · ↓ carries/gm 3.7 → 2.7 (-27%)

Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Form

13.9

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2025): 91.6% offensive snaps · 3.7 carries/game. Passing-TD luck: 11 thrown vs 16.2 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare J.J. McCarthy in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Latest news

Early Vikings Week 1 Injury Report (Updates on J.J. McCarthy, Jacob Thomas & More) — Sports Illustrated · Sep 7 ↗
Vikings GM Teasley on McCarthy: 'His story is not written' | 'The NFL Report' — NFL.com · Sep 6 ↗
Will Kyler Murray end the Vikings' tragicomic QB history? — ESPN · Sep 5 ↗
J.J. Watt Accidentally Leaked Vikings' Plans For J.J. McCarthy — Yahoo Sports · Sep 4 ↗
Vikings Get Pointed Advice on J.J. McCarthy Ahead of Week 1 — heavy.com · Sep 4 ↗

Headlines link to their publishers — reported elsewhere, collected here. Our rankings never move on a headline.

2025 game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W18	GB	14/23, 182 pass yd · 2 car, 7 yd	8.0	8.0	8.0
W16	NYG	9/14, 108 pass yd, 1 INT · 2 car, 20 yd, 1 TD · 1 fum	9.3	9.3	9.3
W15	DAL	15/24, 250 pass yd, 2 TD, 1 INT · 4 car, 15 yd, 1 TD	24.5	24.5	24.5
W14	WAS	16/23, 163 pass yd, 3 TD · 6 car, 19 yd	20.4	20.4	20.4
W12	GB	12/19, 87 pass yd, 2 INT · 2 car, 10 yd	2.5	2.5	2.5
W11	CHI	16/32, 150 pass yd, 1 TD, 2 INT	8.0	8.0	8.0
W10	BAL	20/42, 248 pass yd, 1 TD, 2 INT · 5 car, 48 yd	16.7	16.7	16.7
W9	DET	14/25, 143 pass yd, 2 TD, 1 INT · 9 car, 12 yd, 1 TD	19.9	19.9	19.9
W2	ATL	11/21, 158 pass yd, 2 INT · 5 car, 25 yd · 1 fum	4.8	4.8	4.8
W1	CHI	13/20, 143 pass yd, 2 TD, 1 INT · 2 car, 25 yd, 1 TD	23.2	23.2	23.2

Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.