Drake Maye in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: utrhighlightvideos, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, North Carolina, 2021–⁠23

Drake Maye

Number
No. 10
Height
6′4″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2023)
Sophomore
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Aug 30, 2002, in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Drake Maye played quarterback at North Carolina (2021–⁠23). He finished 10th in the 2022 Heisman vote. The New England Patriots took Maye in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,321
Passing yards, 2022 (North Carolina, 9–⁠5)
Best game
448 yards
At Wake Forest, week 11, 2022: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in passing yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 2024 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

448passing yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20225touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Pittsburgh, 2022106rushing yards, career highat NC State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Duke, 2023

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021North Carolina71070.0898.910
2022North Carolina34251666.34,3218.4387
2023North Carolina26942563.33,6088.5249
Career61895165.08,0188.46316

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021North Carolina66210.3019
2022North Carolina1846993.8742
2023North Carolina1124494.0956
Career3021,2104.01656

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021North Carolina10QBYr 1
2022North Carolina10QBYr 2
2023North Carolina10QBSo. (Yr 3)6′4″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021North Carolina170.22––3.7–––
2022North Carolina7020.4077th (n=250)0.32278.268%0.540.20
2023North Carolina5180.4273rd (n=255)0.32217.460%0.480.44

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 North Carolina 12 games, 3,608 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠1724322692225
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠3421302080057
Sep 16vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠1329404142234
Sep 23atPittsburghW 41–⁠242230296103
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠733474423055
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠3117332734010
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠3124483472117
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠4617253102058
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7162324440−5
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠4528433421122
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠3116362091167
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39223825422106
2022 North Carolina 14 games, 4,321 passing yards, 38 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠2429372945055
Sep 3atApp StateW 63–⁠6124353524076
Sep 10atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠2819242842115
Sep 24vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠4517323015037
Oct 1vs.Virginia TechW 41–⁠1026363633073
Oct 8atMiamiW 27–⁠2419283092253
Oct 15atDukeW 38–⁠3528383803070
Oct 29vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠2434443885061
Nov 5atVirginiaW 31–⁠2826372932074
Nov 12atWake ForestW 36–⁠3431494483071
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠2116302020113
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠3029492331132
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠3926422680224
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠2818352063045
2021 North Carolina 2 games, 89 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 20vs.WoffordW 34–⁠1479891038
Dec 30 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 21–⁠380100024

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′4⅜″
Weight223 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan76⅛″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 35 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–⁠25) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2024New England Patriots132253382,2761510421
2025New England Patriots173544924,394318450
2026 (so far)New England Patriots5991511,22887161
NFL career356789817,89854251,032

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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