Okay, so I got curious about JJ McCarthy’s 40-yard dash time, the Michigan quarterback. I heard all this talk about him, like, was he really THAT fast?
I started digging around, like a madman. I checked a bunch of websites. It was a real pain, you know, sifting through all that junk. So many different numbers were thrown around.
Finally, I found something that made sense. At the NFL Combine, they clocked him at 4.23 seconds, but it was an unofficial hand time, which can be wildly inaccurate, and some sources stated he ran a 4.48. Others said 4.6. Man, what a mess!
Then I looked into the Pro Day. A lot of people said McCarthy didn’t even run the 40 at the Pro Day. Can you believe that? He skipped it. So that left me with no confirmed time.
I kept searching. I found some old high school numbers, like back when he was at Nazareth Academy. They had him around 4.8-ish. But that was, like, ages ago. He’s probably gotten faster since then, right?
So, I decided to just focus on what I knew for sure. He’s a good runner, no doubt. I watched some game footage. He can definitely move, scramble, and make plays with his legs.
Here’s what I figured out:
- Officially, there’s no solid 40 time for JJ McCarthy that is truly accurate or reliable.
- Unofficial times are all over the place, from 4.23, 4.48 to like 4.6 seconds.
- He didn’t run the 40 at his Pro Day, which is a bummer.
- He’s clearly mobile and athletic, even if we don’t know his exact 40 time.
Honestly, the exact 40 time probably doesn’t matter that much. He’s got the skills to play in the NFL. But yeah, it’s still a little frustrating not knowing for sure what his speed is.
In the end, I spent way too much time on this, but it was kind of fun. You know, like a little detective work. Anyway, that’s my deep dive into JJ McCarthy’s 40-yard dash time. Or, well, the lack of a clear one.
