KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ROOKIE MINICAMP INVITE (2024)
REESE'S SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST (2023)
AFCA All-America First Team (2021)
D2FOOTBALL.COM Elite 100 (2021, 2022)
D2CCA Super Region 1 Second Team (2021)
All-PSAC East First Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
Lindy's Sports Magazine Preseason All-Division II First Team (2022, 2023)
Shrine Bowl 1000 List (2022, 2023)
Career: 31 sacks and 51 tackles for loss ... third all-time at ESU in sacks, recording the most in a career since 1991 ... tied for ninth all-time in forced fumbles ... Appeared in 43 games, compiling 138 tackles, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 14 passes deflected ... often facing double teams, McCarthy totaled 12 sacks over his final two seasons and disrupted quarterbacks with nine pass breakups over his final 22 contests.
Fifth Year (2023): Selected to Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List and Lindy's Sports Magazine Preseason All-Division II First Team and the All-PSAC East First Team ... just the second defensive lineman and eighth Warrior all-time to earn All-PSAC East First Team honors in three seasons ... closed season with 32 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, five pass breakups and six quarterback hurries.
Senior (2022): Named to D2Football.com Elite 100 Second Team ... All-PSAC East First Team ... .. made starts in all 10 games he appeared in, missing the contest against IUP due to injury ... led the Warriors with six sacks, ranking 62nd in the country and sixth in PSAC ... posted a season-best 1.5 sacks in season finale at Cal (Pa.) ... also led ESU in tackles for loss (13.5), which ranked 38th nationally and ninth in the PSAC ... his three forced fumbles ranked 16th in the country and first in the PSAC ... tied for second on the team in pass breakups (4) ... posted season-high 3.0 TFLs against Kutztown ... recorded at least a 0.5 TFL in seven of 10 contests ... ... also tallied a FF against Shippensburg ... recovered a fumble against Ship ... ranked sixth on the team with 36 tackles ... recorded at least one tackle in all 10 games ... season-best six tackles against California and five against Kutztown ... finished season strong with 18 tackles over the final four weeks.
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Junior (2021): Earned All-America first team honors from the AFCA and D2football.com, along with all-region accolades from D2CCA and all-conference nod ... put together one of the best seasons in recent memory in rushing the quarterback ... first defensive end and eighth Warrior to earn first team All-America status ... became 11th Warrior All-America selection from D2Football.com … Posted 41 tackles, 17 TFL’s (most by ESU player since 2008), 13 sacks (most by Warrior since 1992, led PSAC and 3rd-most nationally), and five pass deflections (second most at ESU) ... recorded season high seven tackles against Millersville ... four sacks against Pace.
Sophomore (2020): Season canceled due to COVID-19
Freshman (2019) (Season Stats): Played in 10 games as a true freshman … posted 29 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks and 2 forced fumbles … led team in sacks (6) and forced fumbles (2), and ranked 2nd in tackles for loss (7.5) … season-high 7 tackles, 2 sacks vs. Shippensburg ... 5 tackles, 2 sacks, forced fumble in win at Lock Haven ... forced fumble vs. Clarion.
