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Drake Maye

Drake Lee Maye (born August 30, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the Shaun Alexander Award and ACC Football Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the NCAA in total yards. Selected third overall by New England in the 2024 NFL draft, Maye earned Pro Bowl honors during his rookie season. The following year, he led the Patriots to their first division title since 2019 while receiving a second consecutive Pro Bowl selection.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Roster status
Active
Born
(2002-08-30) August 30, 2002 (age 23)Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight
225 lb (102 kg)
High school
Myers Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College
North Carolina (2021–2023)
NFL draft
2024: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Passing attempts
830
Passing completions
579
Completion percentage
69.8%
TD–INT
46–18
Passing yards
6,670
Passer rating
103.1

Tables

College statistics · College career
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Comp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yards
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rate
Passing
Att
Passing
Yards
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
North Carolina
Games
4
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
7
Passing
10
Passing
70.0
Passing
89
Passing
8.9
Passing
1
Passing
0
Passing
177.8
Rushing
6
Rushing
62
Rushing
10.3
Rushing
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
North Carolina
Games
14
Games
14
Games
9−5
Passing
342
Passing
517
Passing
66.2
Passing
4,321
Passing
8.4
Passing
38
Passing
7
Passing
157.9
Rushing
184
Rushing
698
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
7
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
North Carolina
Games
12
Games
12
Games
8−4
Passing
269
Passing
425
Passing
63.3
Passing
3,608
Passing
8.5
Passing
24
Passing
9
Passing
149.0
Rushing
112
Rushing
449
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
9
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
30
Games
26
Games
17−9
Games
618
Passing
952
Passing
64.9
Passing
8,018
Passing
8.4
Passing
63
Passing
16
Passing
154.1
Passing
302
Rushing
1,209
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
16
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Comp
Att
Pct
Yards
Avg
TD
Int
Rate
Att
Yards
Avg
TD
2021
North Carolina
4
0
—
7
10
70.0
89
8.9
1
0
177.8
6
62
10.3
0
2022
North Carolina
14
14
9−5
342
517
66.2
4,321
8.4
38
7
157.9
184
698
3.8
7
2023
North Carolina
12
12
8−4
269
425
63.3
3,608
8.5
24
9
149.0
112
449
4.0
9
Career
30
26
17−9
618
952
64.9
8,018
8.4
63
16
154.1
302
1,209
4.0
16
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in(1.94 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in(1.94 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in(1.94 m)
Weight
223 lb(101 kg)
Arm length
32+1⁄4 in(0.82 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m)
Wingspan
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in(1.93 m)
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
Wingspan
mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in(1.94 m)
223 lb(101 kg)
32+1⁄4 in(0.82 m)
9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m)
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in(1.93 m)
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Y/A
Passing
Y/G
Passing
Lng
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Sck
Rushing
SckY
Sacks
Fum
Sacks
Lost
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
NE
Games
13
Games
12
Games
3–9
Passing
225
Passing
338
Passing
66.6
Passing
2,276
Passing
6.7
Passing
175.1
Passing
40
Passing
15
Passing
10
Passing
88.1
Rushing
54
Rushing
421
Rushing
7.8
Rushing
41
Rushing
2
Sacks
34
Sacks
229
Fumbles
9
Fumbles
6
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
NE
Games
17
Games
17
Games
14–3
Passing
354
Passing
492
Passing
72.0
Passing
4,394
Passing
8.9
Passing
258.5
Passing
72
Passing
31
Passing
8
Passing
113.5
Rushing
103
Rushing
450
Rushing
4.4
Rushing
28
Rushing
4
Sacks
47
Sacks
201
Fumbles
9
Fumbles
3
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
30
Games
29
Games
17–12
Games
579
Passing
830
Passing
69.8
Passing
6,670
Passing
8.0
Passing
222.3
Passing
72
Passing
46
Passing
18
Passing
103.1
Passing
157
Rushing
871
Rushing
5.5
Rushing
41
Rushing
6
Rushing
81
Sacks
430
Sacks
18
Fumbles
9
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
Sacks
Fumbles
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
Y/G
Lng
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Sck
SckY
Fum
Lost
2024
NE
13
12
3–9
225
338
66.6
2,276
6.7
175.1
40
15
10
88.1
54
421
7.8
41
2
34
229
9
6
2025
NE
17
17
14–3
354
492
72.0
4,394
8.9
258.5
72
31
8
113.5
103
450
4.4
28
4
47
201
9
3
Career
30
29
17–12
579
830
69.8
6,670
8.0
222.3
72
46
18
103.1
157
871
5.5
41
6
81
430
18
9

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