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J.J. McCarthy NFL mock draft: Michigan QB projected to Giants at No. 4 after New York trade
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Michigan football quarterback J.J. McCarthy continues to rise in NFL mock drafts with a little over a week to go until his name is called in downtown Detroit.
In his first NFL mock draft of the season , NFL Network insider and "Good Morning Football" co-host Peter Schrager has the Wolverines gunslinger heading to the Big Apple at No. 4 overall to the New York Giants .
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Schrager projected the Giants trading up two spots with the Arizona Cardinals — jumping over the Minnesota Vikings at No. 7 — to get McCarthy for a swap of this year's first-round pick, pick No. 70 this year and a 2025 second-round pick.
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Here's what Schrager said on the Giants trading up for McCarthy at No. 4:
"New York moves up two spots — tossing Arizona this year's third-round pick (No. 70 overall) and next year's second-rounder — to land McCarthy. This is merely a mock draft, but I could see this deal coming to fruition. Joe Schoen didn't draft Daniel Jones , J.J. checks a lot of boxes, and Big Blue can get out of Jones' contract after this upcoming season. I assume that this projection could make headlines in New York. That's fine. I know the Giants have been going through all of the quarterback prospects diligently, as they should be."
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The Giants trading up to No. 4 to take McCarthy is both an intriguing and interesting move on several fronts. New York signed starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year/$160 million contract extension going into last season, though the Giants may be looking to move on from Jones — which would allow McCarthy to fight for the starting spot.
Schrager's is one of the higher projections for the Wolverines quarterback in recent mock drafts by NFL draft analysts. There's also the history of McCarthy being linked to the Minnesota Vikings in most mock drafts in recent weeks, as Minnesota needs a quarterback with Kirk Cousins leaving for Atlanta in free agency. ESPN's lead NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had the Vikings trading up to No. 5 overall with the L.A. Chargers to select McCarthy in his mock draft last week.
J.J. McCarthy NFL Mock Drafts
Here's a look at where some NFL draft analysts have McCarthy going in their latest mock drafts before next week's NFL draft:
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USA Today's Nate Davis (as of April 9): No. 4 overall to the Washington Commanders (through a trade-up)
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ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. (as of Monday): No. 5 overall to the Minnesota Vikings (through a trade-up)
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CBS Sports' Jared Dubin (as of Monday): No. 5 overall to the Vikings (through a trade-up)
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USA Today's Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (as of Monday): No. 3 overall to the New England Patriots
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: J.J. McCarthy NFL mock draft: Michigan QB projected to Giants at No. 4 after New York trade
