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J.J. McCarthy

Pos: QB1 Team: MIN YoE: 2
Draft: RD 1, PICK 10
Injury Status: Q Return Date: 2025-10-19

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN	RotoWire	Trends
"McCarthy is entering his de facto rookie campaign after a knee injury cost the 2024 10th overall pick his entire first season in the pros. McCarthy is expected to start in a QB-friendly Kevin O'Connell scheme loaded with targets (Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson) that helped Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins to top-12 fantasy campaigns (PPG) during each of O'Connell's three seasons in Minnesota. All three offenses were pass-heavy and scored at least 80% of their TDs through the air. A 22-year-old with no NFL experience, McCarthy is an obvious unknown, but he can add some value with his legs and is well positioned for a productive first season. He's an attractive late-round sleeper target."	"Not long after coach Kevin O'Connell revealed Monday that McCarthy showed up to team facilities with a sore ankle that was deemed a sprain, Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network are reporting that the injury may require some time on the sideline. McCarthy didn't fare well in Week 2, completing 11 of 21 passes for 158 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions, turning five carries into 25 yards and losing one of his three fumbles. O'Connell also told Alec Lewis of The Athletic that Minnesota will get backup QB Carson Wentz ready for Sunday's game against the Bengals in the event McCarthy eventually is inactive."

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

QBR

CMP

ATT

YD

TD

INT

YPA

2025

2

ATL

22 - 6

MIN

37.5

11.0

21.0

120.0

0.0

0.0

5.71

2025

1

MIN

27 - 24

CHI

98.5

13.0

20.0

134.0

2.0

1.0

6.7

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Pos: WR1 Team: undefined YoE: undefined
Draft: RD undefined, PICK undefined
Injury Status: undefined Return Date: undefined

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"The reigning No. 1 fantasy receiver, Chase outscored second-place Justin Jefferson by a massive 85.5 points. His career year included nine top-10 fantasy weeks (three more than any other receiver), as well as the most routes, targets, receptions, yards, touchdowns and end zone targets (17) in the league. He has finished in the top 12 in fantasy PPG in all four of his NFL seasons, including top 5 in three of them. Chase became the league's highest-paid non-quarterback during the offseason and is a heavily targeted 25-year-old superstar on the league's pass-heaviest offense with an elite QB in Joe Burrow. He should be the first WR off the board and is a strong option with the No. 1 overall pick."

"Chase got a change in quarterback with Joe Flacco under center, and he logged his highest target total since Joe Burrow (toe) has been sidelined. The Packers did a good job limiting his production for most of the game, though Chase eventually managed to break through for long catches of 12, 18 and 19 yards in the second half, the final of which went for an acrobatic touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The performance gives some hope that Chase will remain a reliable fantasy contributor even in the absence of Burrow, as he has now found the end zone and topped 100 receiving yards in consecutive contests."

	Ja'Marr Chase's receiving touchdowns have increased by 200.0% over the past 6 weeks.
	Ja'Marr Chase's receiving yards have decreased by 28.79% over the past 8 weeks.
	Ja'Marr Chase's rushing yards per attempt has decreased by 75.0+% over the past 6 weeks.
	Ja'Marr Chase's rushing yards have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 6 weeks.
	Ja'Marr Chase's targets have decreased by 28.0% over the past 8 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

QBR

CMP

ATT

YD

TD

INT

YPA

2025

7

PIT

10 - 0

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

2025

6

CIN

18 - 27

GB

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

2025

5

DET

37 - 24

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

2025

4

CIN

3 - 28

DEN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

2025

3

CIN

10 - 48

MIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

2025

2

JAX

27 - 31

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

1

CIN

17 - 16

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

18

CIN

19 - 17

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

17

DEN

24 - 30

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

16

CLE

6 - 24

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

15

CIN

37 - 27

TEN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

14

CIN

27 - 20

DAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

13

PIT

44 - 38

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

11

CIN

27 - 34

LAC

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

10

CIN

34 - 35

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

9

LV

24 - 41

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

8

PHI

37 - 17

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

7

CIN

21 - 14

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

6

CIN

17 - 7

NYG

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

5

BAL

41 - 38

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

4

CIN

34 - 24

CAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

3

WSH

38 - 33

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

2

CIN

25 - 26

KC

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

1

NE

16 - 10

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

18

CLE

14 - 31

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

17

CIN

17 - 25

KC

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

15

MIN

24 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

14

IND

14 - 34

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

13

CIN

34 - 31

JAX

79.2

1.0

1.0

-7.0

0.0

0.0

-7.0

2023

12

PIT

16 - 10

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

11

CIN

20 - 34

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

10

HOU

30 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

9

BUF

18 - 24

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

8

CIN

31 - 17

SF

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

6

SEA

13 - 17

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

5

CIN

34 - 20

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

4

CIN

3 - 27

TEN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

3

LAR

16 - 19

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

2

BAL

27 - 24

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2023

1

CIN

3 - 24

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

18

BAL

16 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

16

CIN

22 - 18

NE

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

15

CIN

34 - 23

TB

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

14

CLE

10 - 23

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

-9.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

13

KC

24 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

7

ATL

17 - 35

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

6

CIN

30 - 26

NO

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

5

CIN

17 - 19

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

4

MIA

15 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

3

CIN

27 - 12

NYJ

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

2

CIN

17 - 20

DAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2022

1

PIT

23 - 20

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

18

CIN

16 - 21

CLE

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

17

KC

31 - 34

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

16

BAL

21 - 41

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

15

CIN

15 - 10

DEN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

14

SF

26 - 23

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

13

LAC

41 - 22

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

12

PIT

10 - 41

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

11

CIN

32 - 13

LV

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

9

CLE

41 - 16

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

8

CIN

31 - 34

NYJ

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

7

CIN

41 - 17

BAL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

6

CIN

34 - 11

DET

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

5

GB

25 - 22

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

4

JAX

21 - 24

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

3

CIN

24 - 10

PIT

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

2

CIN

17 - 20

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2021

1

MIN

24 - 27

CIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0