C.J. Carr, QB, Notre Dame: 2027 NFL Draft Prospect Profile & Scouting Report
1. General Information
|
Name |
C.J. Carr |
|
Position |
Quarterback (QB) |
|
Number |
13 |
|
Class |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
School |
Notre Dame |
|
Height / Weight |
6’3″ / 215 lbs |
|
Hometown / HS |
Saline, Mich. / Saline HS |
2. Career Statistical Breakdown
Passing Stats
|
**Season** |
**Team** |
**G** |
**Cmp** |
**Att** |
**Pct** |
**Yds** |
**Y/A** |
**TD** |
**Int** |
|
2024 |
Notre Dame |
1 |
1 |
1 |
100.0 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2025 |
Notre Dame |
12 |
195 |
293 |
66.6 |
2,741 |
9.4 |
24 |
6 |
|
**Total** |
**13** |
**196** |
**294** |
**66.7** |
**2,748** |
**9.3** |
**24** |
**6** |
Rushing Stats
|
**Season** |
**Team** |
**Att** |
**Yds** |
**Avg** |
**TD** |
|
2025 |
Notre Dame |
21 |
-15 |
-0.7 |
0 |
|
Total |
21 |
-15 |
-0.7 |
0 |
3. NFL Combine Testing Projections
Projected metrics for the 2027 NFL Draft cycle based on athletic history and current developmental trajectory.
- 40-Yard Dash: 4.72 – 4.80s
- Vertical Jump: 31.0″ – 33.0″
- Broad Jump: 9’10” – 10’2″
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.21 – 4.31s
- 3-Cone Drill: 6.98 – 7.10s
4. Scouting & Transfer Notes
Background Profile
Carr entered the Notre Dame program as a highly regarded consensus four-star recruit from Saline High School in Michigan. Possessing elite football lineage as the grandson of former national championship-winning Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, C.J. opted to carve out his own legacy in South Bend. After a redshirt developmental year in 2024, Carr completely took the reins of the Fighting Irish offense in 2025, throwing for 2,741 yards and 24 touchdowns while executing as one of the most efficient signal-callers in the country.
Key Strengths
- Advanced Mechanical Structure: Showcases an incredibly smooth, efficient, and highly repeatable over-the-top throwing motion that remains stable under heavy pocket stress.
- Rhythmic Accuracy: Operates with elite-level processing speed and timing, consistently distributing the football on schedule while generating a stellar 168.1 passing efficiency rating.
- Field Vision & Security: Displays high-end pre-snap diagnostic capacity and spatial awareness, working from boundary to boundary without getting stuck on his primary options, forcing a sparkling 24-to-6 touchdown-to-interception margin.
Developmental Focus
Carr operates primarily as a pure drop-back distributor and offers minimal utility as a dynamic, off-platform dual-threat leg asset, often eating negative rushing yards via coverage sacks. Pro evaluators will heavily analyze his response to erratic interior pressure looks when structural timing concepts break down, looking for increased physical upper-body mass and added improvisational depth heading into the 2026 campaign.
Draft Countdown Film Notes
*pending*
All-Star Game Notes
*pending*
Combine/Pro Day Measurables
*pending*