J.J. McCarthy QB

NYG — Week 9 at PHI, who allow the 9th-most points to QBs — recently Bryce Young put up 19.8 on them (W6), Dak Prescott put up 23.3 on them (W7).

Week 7 recap: J.J. McCarthy

10.2 PPR points against HOU on 20/28, 252 pass yd · 1 car, 1 yd — missed his 13.6 projection by 3.4. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start J.J. McCarthy this week?

J.J. McCarthy projects 16.2 PPR points in week 9 at PHI — the 9th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 9.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 8 angle vs PHI: 247.9 passing yards a game allowed (7.11/attempt) · 1.6 passing TDs/gm · 1.1 sacks and 0.4 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 13.3 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how PHI defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file

Week 7 vs HOU: 10.2 pts · 1 car · 61 snaps

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

Week 9 proj

16.2

PPR · 16.2 std

Matchup

9th

PHI vs QBs

Trade value

192

#150 overall · +192/30d

Form

9.2

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 46% offensive snaps · 16.3 attempts/game, 63.3% completions, 10.1 yards/attempt, 165 passing yards/game, 1 TD to 1 INT · 1.7 carries/game. 2025 baseline (10 games): 91.6% offensive snaps, 24.3 attempts/game, 57.6% completions, 6.7 yards/attempt, 163.2 passing yards/game, 11 TD to 12 INT, 3.7 carries/game. (2025) 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

Giants GM Joe Schoen Makes Bold Claim About Jaxson Dart, J.J. McCarthy — Yahoo Sports · Oct 28 ↗
Replaced Giants starter praises J.J. McCarthy after first New York win — USA Today · Oct 28 ↗
Micah Parsons hypes up J.J. McCarthy — and gives definitive take on potential Jaxson Dart QB controversy — New York Post · Oct 28 ↗
‘Much Respect,’ ‘Seems Genuinely Pumped’ — NFL Fans Praise Jameis Winston for ‘Class Act’ Response to J.J. McCarthy Taking Over as Giants’ QB1 — Pro Football Network · Oct 28 ↗
This J.J. McCarthy different than one Giants passed over in draft — New York Post · Oct 27 ↗

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

Common decisions

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Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W9	@ PHI	Sun, Nov 8	16.2	16.2	16.2	9th
W10	vs WAS	Thu, Nov 12	18.1	18.1	18.1	2nd · soft
W11	vs JAX	Sun, Nov 22	13.8	13.8	13.8	18th
W12	@ IND	Sun, Nov 29	15.4	15.4	15.4	12th
W13	vs SF	Sun, Dec 6	13.9	13.9	13.9	24th
W14	@ SEA	Sun, Dec 13	13.5	13.5	13.5	31st · tough

The matchup

How PHI defends QBs →

Game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W7	HOU	20/28, 252 pass yd · 1 car, 1 yd	10.2	10.2	10.2
W6	NO	11/21, 243 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 2 car, 26 yd	17.3	17.3	17.3
W5	WAS	2 car, 2 yd	0.2	0.2	0.2

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.