As Michigan Prodigy Broke Tom Brady’s All-Time Passing Yards Record, Let’s Look At 5 College Records Still Held by the NFL Icon

So young, so talented! These are the words that describe Michigan Wolverines quarterback JJ McCarthy, who recently broke the NFL GOAT’s record. Retired Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ex-Michigan QB Tom Brady will have to step aside as the college football star overtakes his college football stats.?

Playing his second season with Michigan, JJ McCarthy has cemented his status as an exceptional QB. His last game against Purdue on Saturday gave the Wolverines QB an upper hand to Tom Brady. While the retired NFL legend still holds lots of records that JJ McCarthy may or may not break, fans of the 20-year-old star rejoice as he beats the 7-time Super Bowl champion in one aspect.?

JJ McCarthy beats Tom Brady in passing yards

It’s time for the NFL GOAT Tom Brady to move over as the 2-time Big Ten champion surpasses his all-time passing college football record. Big Ten Football just posted on Twitter on JJ McCarthy passing a legend with the caption, “Move over, Tom Brady.” Now, he sits on the No. 9th overall with just 80 yards to beat his head coach, Jim Harbaugh.?

Tom Brady began his football career playing for the Michigan Wolverines from 1995 to 1999. He began as a starting quarterback for the last two seasons, setting Michigan’s record for the most attempts and completions with 214 in his starting year. Just recently, Tom Brady was on the 9th spot in Michigan history with the most passing yards at 5,351 yards. But the last victory against Purdue moved JJ McCarthy ahead of the NFL legend with 5,369 all-time passing yards.?

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Tom Brady has led his team with 40-9 during his four seasons at Michigan. As of JJ McCarthy’s three seasons, he also boasts an all-time winning record of 34-3, which is just a single digit short of Brady’s record. He holds the program’s record for the 5th lowest interception percentage in a career with 2.67%. The former Michigan QB also ranks 7th and 10th in Michigan history with average passing yards per game in a season, with 215.5 yards in 1999 and career touchdown passes at 35, respectively. He is also tied at 11th for most single-season touchdown passes with 20 in 1999.?

JJ McCarthy – The best Michigan quarterback

Head coach Jim Harbaugh, who has been around during Brady’s time, is confident in his 20-year-old QB that he would be the program’s all-time best quarterback. He said of JJ McCarthy, “He’s?on the path to be the best of all time at Michigan. It’s kind of an amalgamation that comes to mind, the leadership of Brady, the throwing of Henne, the running of Denard. The winning of Leach.“

As of his three-season career, JJ McCarthy boasts a passing completion rate of 67.8%, 5,369 yards, and 45 touchdowns. In the last game, he completed with 335 yards, leading the team to a 41-13 victory. He stated that it felt great to beat Tom Brady’s record and further added, “Trying to get one percent better every day and all credit goes to Tom and all the others that wore the winged helmet before me. Just being able to look up to those guys and follow in their shoes has been tremendous.”

JJ McCarthy is one of the top 2024 NFL draft prospects. And he still has the rest of this season to beat more of Tom Brady’s records. Tom Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round during the 2000 NFL Draft. Fans are hoping that this could be one area where JJ McCarthy will beat the former legendary quarterback.??

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