Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 2/4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Total | 2/4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
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Aedan McCarthy
Freshman quarterback for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Bluffton, SC · Bluffton
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
11
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 2.8 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 pass yds, vs Sacred Heart
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 quarterback for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2026.
Aedan McCarthy
The receipt on tape: 11 pass yds against Sacred Heart, Week 2, 2026.
11 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Bluffton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 11.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 2.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 1.9
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- -57% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
Background
Before Massachusetts A quarterback out of Bluffton High School A three-year varsity letterwinner For his career, threw for 6,643 yards on 431-of-664 passing and had 69 touchdowns Added 1,398 rushing yards on 198 carries with 20 touchdowns in his career Totaled 236 completions for 3,543 yards with...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology