Drake Maye
PFF grades:
2021: 60.0
2022: 91.5
2023: 90.8
PASSING GRADE
89.1
INTERMEDIATE GRADE
83.3
DEEP GRADE
97.2
NO PRESSURE GRADE
92.2
PRESSURE GRADE
53.3
2023 Advanced Stats
ADJUSTED COMP %
75.3% T-30th
AVG. DEPTH OF TARGET
11.1 19th
BIG TIME THROW RATE
8.0% 7th
TURNOVER WORTHY PLAY RATE
2.1% T-18th
DEEP YARDS
1452 1st
SCREEN YARDS
316 57th
DROP RATE
8.6%
PRESSURE TO SACK CONVERSION RATE
20.0%
AVG. TIME TO THROW
2.78s T-98th
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 232 pounds
Position: Quarterback
School: North Carolina
Current Year: Junior
Profootball Network:
Succeeding current Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell in North Carolina’s offense, Drake Maye has been a superior second act — and it’s something many expected. The Tar Heels’ passer was a five-star recruit out of high school who jumped at the opportunity to play in Phil Longo’s high-production offense.
Fast forward to 2023, and Maye is coming off a 2022 campaign that saw him complete 342 of 517 passes (66.2%) for 4,321 yards, 38 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions. He also toted the rock for almost 700 yards and seven scores. Longo is gone now, but Maye remains, and he has the tools and tape to earn the Round 1 capital Howell could not.
Strengths
-Tall, prototypical, well-built QB with superb mobility and quantifiably elite arm talent.
-Generates high-level velocity with effortless ease and a crisp, snappy release.
-Can push the ball outside the numbers and past tight coverage with very little strain.
-Has extremely fluid hip torque and arm elasticity off-script, sustaining velocity.
-Possesses extremely underrated quick twitch, lateral burst, and evasive ability.
-Has impressive control and alignment with his shoulders, both in and out of structure.
-Has the corrective mobility and foot quickness to stabilize his base ahead of throws.
-Displays consistent anticipation both when reacting to breaks and reading zones.
-Can work left to right on progressions and consistently leads his eyes with his feet.
-Can quickly recognize optimal leverage and matchups on deep attempts.
-Has a willingness to take calculated risks but can also take what the defense gives him.
-Shows off great spatial feel and outlet awareness when navigating the pocket in phase.
-Has exceptional accuracy and situational placement to all levels to negate contact.
-Can seamlessly layer velocity, loft, touch, and vault passes into tight windows.
-Competitive toughness and poise show up both as a pocket operator and a runner.
Weaknesses
-Still has considerable room for mechanical growth, mainly with footwork and base drive.
-Tends to stand too tall in his stance, inhibiting forward hip drive on release.
-Sometimes crosses his feet, exiting phase when pocket navigating, sourcing instability.
-Footwork pace and spacing can be too segmented, and base width is inconsistent.
-Tall, narrow base sometimes forces him to widen late in reps when time is scarce.
-Narrow base and lack of proper hip drive can tug some passes low and behind receivers.
-Tendency to slide laterally in the pocket can cause him to drift into pressure.
-Occasionally hesitates and misses opportunities with delays on his trigger.
-Field vision, progression speed, and anticipation are not yet elite.
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