Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss his entire rookie season after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus, but before he went down with the injury, many reportedly were expecting big things from him.
The Athletic's Jeff Howe called McCarthy's torn meniscus "a tough one to swallow" because "prior to the injury, rival coaches and executives debated whether the Michigan product would've had the best season among the six first-round rookie QBs."
The No. 10 pick in this year's draft, McCarthy was the fifth quarterback taken following Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and Michael Penix Jr.