
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
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, 2023Honors
- 2022Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year
- 2022ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 2022ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2022ACC Player of the Year
- 2022ACC Rookie of the Year
- 2022National leader in total offense (5,019)
- 202210th in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 342 | 516 | 66.3 | 4,321 | 8.4 | 38 | 7 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 269 | 425 | 63.3 | 3,608 | 8.5 | 24 | 9 |
| Career | 618 | 951 | 65.0 | 8,018 | 8.4 | 63 | 16 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 184 | 699 | 3.8 | 7 | 42 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 112 | 449 | 4.0 | 9 | 56 |
| Career | 302 | 1,210 | 4.0 | 16 | 56 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 10 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina | 10 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 10 | QB | So. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 17 | 0.22 | – | – | 3.7 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 702 | 0.40 | 77th (n=250) | 0.32 | 278.2 | 68% | 0.54 | 0.20 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 518 | 0.42 | 73rd (n=255) | 0.32 | 217.4 | 60% | 0.48 | 0.44 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 31–17 | 24 | 32 | 269 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 40–34 | 21 | 30 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–13 | 29 | 40 | 414 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 41–24 | 22 | 30 | 296 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 40–7 | 33 | 47 | 442 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–31 | 17 | 33 | 273 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 27–31 | 24 | 48 | 347 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 42–46 | 17 | 25 | 310 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 59–7 | 16 | 23 | 244 | 4 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 47–45 | 28 | 43 | 342 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 20–31 | 16 | 36 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 20–39 | 22 | 38 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 106 |
2022 North Carolina 14 games, 4,321 passing yards, 38 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 56–24 | 29 | 37 | 294 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 3 | at | W 63–61 | 24 | 35 | 352 | 4 | 0 | 76 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 35–28 | 19 | 24 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 32–45 | 17 | 32 | 301 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 41–10 | 26 | 36 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 27–24 | 19 | 28 | 309 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 38–35 | 28 | 38 | 380 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 42–24 | 34 | 44 | 388 | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 31–28 | 26 | 37 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 36–34 | 31 | 49 | 448 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 17–21 | 16 | 30 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 27–30 | 29 | 49 | 233 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 10–39 | 26 | 42 | 268 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 27–28 | 18 | 35 | 206 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
2021 North Carolina 2 games, 89 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 34–14 | 7 | 9 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 21–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″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.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 13 | 225 | 338 | 2,276 | 15 | 10 | 421 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 17 | 354 | 492 | 4,394 | 31 | 8 | 450 |
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 5 | 99 | 151 | 1,228 | 8 | 7 | 161 |
| NFL career | 35 | 678 | 981 | 7,898 | 54 | 25 | 1,032 | |
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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