Michigan QB commit Jadyn Davis working out with J.J. McCarthy
Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day School four-star quarterback Jadyn Davis is Michigan‘s quarterback of the future, as he announced his commitment to the Wolverines in March. On Friday, he spent time working out in California with J.J. McCarthy, Michigan’s starting quarterback last season.
One of the top players in the 2024 cycle, Davis is currently the top-ranked recruit in the Wolverines’ 2024 recruiting class. Meanwhile, McCarthy led the Wolverines to their second-straight College Football Playoff appearance last season.
Davis is the No. 28 overall prospect and No. 4 quarterback in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 1 player in North Carolina.
The 6-foot-0.5, 190-pound signal-caller has received an invitation to attend the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles this summer. Additionally, Davis recently told On3’s Jeremy Johnson that he is locked in with head coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff.
“I try to keep it respectful, but I tell them that I’m fully committed to the University of Michigan,” Davis said on May 16. “I’ve tried to sway them to guys that I know that’s on my team that they should be looking out for. I don’t want them to have a bad taste in their mouth off interacting with me. I know this is a business. Football works in mysterious ways. I go, ‘Look at this freshman right guard or this freshman receiver that’s going to be a dog in the future.'”
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Davis and McCarthy are both talented quarterbacks
Right now, Michigan’s 2024 class is No. 5 in the 2024 On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 2 in the Big Ten. Davis last visited Ann Arbor on March 18.
“One of the times I vividly remember is me being in coach Harbaugh’s office and him telling me that the weight of the program’s on my shoulders,” Davis told On3’s Chad Simmons. “He’s putting the program in my hands, really, and I’m gonna be the face of that Wolverine program. I held that with a lot of weight, and also, he told me he was turning down commitments and things of that sort from other guys because he was waiting on me. I’m a big loyalty guy, big relationship guy. For a man to do that to very, very highly-rated, top quarterback recruits across the country, that says a lot.”
McCarthy also attended the Elite 11 as a high school prospect. He was a top-50 recruit in the 2021 cycle and saw time on the field as a true freshman.
In the opening weeks of the 2022 season, McCarthy won the starting job over Cade McNamara and led Michigan to another Big Ten title, as well as a Playoff berth. He threw for 2,719 yards and 22 touchdowns last year.