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Though traditional sports are still on hold, there’s still some semblance of football happening at the moment.
Yes, the Wolverines are currently engaged in voluntary workouts, but there’s an actual competition currently underway — the Elite 11 Finals.
Branded ‘the nation’s premier quarterback competition,’ the Elite 11 brings together the best of the best, in a three-day event, featuring various drills, eventually crowning the eleven best signal callers in the country for that particular recruiting class.
While Michigan doesn’t always have a representative every given year, in the 2021 class iteration, naturally, long-time commit, five-star J.J. McCarthy was not only an invitee, but he’s showing out early.
247Sports spoke to Trent Dilfer, who is the ‘head coach’ of the Elite 11 Finals, and while he had more to say about some other quarterbacks in the competition — namely five-star Caleb Williams — McCarthy certainly made a mark on day one in Nashville.
The five-star Michigan commit is the No. 2 pro-style quarterback and No. 14 prospect overall in the 247Sports Composite.
“J.J. is really good,” Dilfer said. “The kid is charismatic, he’s competitive, he has juice, I was really impressed with J.J.”
Sports Illustrated also weighed in, going as far as ranking the competitors. While the aforementioned Williams took the top spot and Oregon commit Ty Thompson got the second, McCarthy showed well enough to be ranked third.
3. J.J. McCarthy – Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
The Michigan commitment’s quick release combined with the pop off his right hand resonated as others’ began to wear down. He remained strong in his overall performance throughout, and he did not struggle at any level of the field.
Additionally, The Michigan Insider’s Josh Newkirk posted highlights of McCarthy’s first day in Murfreesboro, which you can check out below.
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