Who is Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s fiancée Katya Kuropas?

The Minnesota QB is making his NFL debut on Monday Night Football after missing his rookie season. Meet his No. 1 fan who will be cheering him on.

Then-Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy kisses his girlfriend Katya Kuropas to celebrate the Wolverines' 34-13 win over Washington to win the national championship at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

J.J. McCarthy missed his entire rookie season in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings with a torn minescus in hir right knee. On Monday Night Football he will be front and center for his first game as the Vikings starting quarterback at the Chicago Bears.

While McCarthy is doing his thing, his fiancée Katya Kuropas will be cheering him on.

McCarthy will wear his Vikings game in a regular season game for the first time. | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

Learn more about the woman behind 22-year-old QB.

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They are high school sweethearts

They both attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois, where they met. He’d transfer to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for his senior year due to COVID-19, and they’d do a long distance relationship.

Here is a love post he had for her in 2021.

He proposed to her shortly after winning the national championship

McCarthy was the starting quarterback for the Jim Harbaugh-led Michigan Wolverines team that won the national championship in 2024 by defeating the Washington Huskies. Katya Kuropas was there for the big moment as seen in the main image of this story.

Just 11 days later they’d announce their engagement on Instagram with this post:

They are expecting their first child due soon

In May, they announced Kuropas is pregnant with a boy: “The best surprises come when you least expect them. Our sweet baby boy is arriving in September and we couldn’t be happier 🩵🍼.”

On Monday night, a new era in their relationship will begin with him as the Vikings starting quarterback.

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