Career
He played college football with the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. McCarthy played football at Monrovia High School for coach Ryan Maddox, where he was an All-American lineman. He also played in the United States. Army All-American Bowl.
He was named to the first-team United States of America Today All-American squad.
He was an All-CIF Mid-Valley Division selection at defensive line. He helped his team post a 23-5 record over his senior and junior seasons.
As a junior, he was credited with 69 tackles and 11 sacks.He made 55 tackles, five sacks, three fumble recoveries as a senior. He was named United States. Air Force Medium Schools second-team All-American.
Also a standout track & field athlete, McCarthy was one of the state"s top performers in the throwing events.
He posted personal-bests of 17.94 (58 ft, 8 in) meters in the shotput and 52.44 meters (172 ft) in the discus. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, McCarthy was ranked as the Number. 4 defensive tackle prospect in his class, named Number.
10 defensive lineman in the nation according to SuperPrep and the Number.
8 player in the California/Nevada/Hawaii region. Rated as the Number. 21 recruit in the nation and Number.
2 recruit in California according to Rivals.com, as well as the nation"s Number. 4 defensive tackle. A five-star recruit according to Scout.com and the nation"s Number.
2 defensive tackle. He was also an All-American according to Tom Lemming.
McCarthy played as a true freshman for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. In 2013, he made 31 tackles, including two for a loss, and was named the team"s most improved player on defense. He was also named an All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
He did not start any games in 2014, making 21 tackles and three sacks while playing behind Kenny Clark and Eddie Vanderdoes.
After the season, McCarthy declared for the NFL draft. He made eight career starts for the Bruins.