Player Dossier

2021-2023

North Carolina

Drake Maye

QB • 6'4" • 230 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Drake Maye is a balanced quarterback profile with 25 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

81%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

79

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

89

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Player Story

Drake Maye built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Drake Maye's career was his passing role: 8,018...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9724

Myers Park · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 3
Overall
No. 3
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Drake Maye, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · North Carolina. Drake Maye is a balanced quarterback profile with 25 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
9,228
Passing yards
8,018
Rushing yards
1,210
Touchdowns
79

Quick Answers

Drake Maye quick answers

Latest team and position
North Carolina · QB
Career Total Offense
9,228
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · North Carolina
Top game
Wake Forest
Recruit profile
4-star · Myers Park · North Carolina
High school pipeline
Myers Park · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 10 · Sophomore
2023 Total offense rank
4,057 total offense · QB 7th (top 2%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonNorth Carolina224024038
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina21278938138
2022 PostseasonNorth Carolina1425120645383.6
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina144,7694,1156544283.6
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina124,0573,6084493372.3

Related Context

Drake Maye played QB for North Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Drake Maye recorded 8,018 passing yards, 1,210 rushing yards, and 79 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with North Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

North Carolina paired 5,020 primary output with 67.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 58.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

338.1

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

25

Consistency

86.3

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 294. App State: 265. Minnesota: 448. Pittsburgh: 299. Syracuse: 497. Miami: 283. Virginia: 364. Georgia Tech: 368. Campbell: 239. Duke: 364. Clemson: 276. NC State: 360

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 36 by 70.6. App State: 41 by 69.9. Minnesota: 53 by 66.2. Pittsburgh: 40 by 64.6. Syracuse: 61 by 72. Miami: 43 by 57.6. Virginia: 54 by 57.6. Georgia Tech: 35 by 81.5. Campbell: 26 by 64.5. Duke: 55 by 60.1. Clemson: 46 by 62.2. NC State: 47 by 73.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins336.1 · Games = 8 · -5.9 vs Losses
Losses342 · Games = 4 · +5.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

NC State

Best efficiency game

81.5 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sun 11/26@ NC State3+ TD · Dual-threatL 20-39223825457.92273.1910611.80156
Sat 11/18@ ClemsonDual-threatL 20-31163620944.41162.210676.70030
Sun 11/12vs Duke300-yard game · 3+ TDW 47-45284334265.11160.112221.80214
Sat 11/4vs Campbell3+ TDW 59-7162324469.64064.53-5-1.7004
Sun 10/29@ Georgia Tech300-yard game · 3+ TDL 42-46172531068.02081.510585.80114
Sat 10/21vs Virginia300-yard game · 3+ TDL 27-31244834750.02157.66172.80110
Sat 10/14vs Miami3+ TDW 41-31173327351.54057.610101012
Sat 10/7vs Syracuse300-yard game · 3+ TDW 40-7334744270.2307214553.90112
Sun 9/24@ Pittsburgh3+ TDW 41-24223029673.31064.61030.30215
Sat 9/16vs Minnesota300-yard gameW 31-13294041472.52266.213342.60012
Sat 9/9vs App StateDual-threatW 40-34213020870.00069.911575.20113
Sat 9/2vs South CarolinaW 31-17243226975.02270.64256.30016

Player Story

Drake Maye story

Drake Maye built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Drake Maye's career was his passing role: 8,018 passing yards, 63 touchdown passes, 951 attempts, and 1,210 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,210 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Drake Maye moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    North Carolina

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonNorth Carolina15169.48.6
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina15169.48.60
2022 PostseasonNorth Carolina5,02067.936.94,869
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina5,02067.936.90
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina4,05766.725-963

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wake Forest

Week 11 · W 36-34 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

519

Total Offense

89.7 takeover

519 total offense with 69.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Duke

Week 7 · W 38-35 · Conference game

450

Total Offense

86.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

450 total offense with 74 efficiency.

#3

vs Pittsburgh

Week 9 · W 42-24 · Conference game

449

Total Offense

86.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

449 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

#4

vs Virginia Tech

Week 5 · W 41-10 · Conference game

436

Total Offense

84.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

436 total offense with 78.1 efficiency.

#5

@ NC State

Week 13 · L 20-39 · Conference game

360

Total Offense

80.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

360 total offense with 73.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · North Carolina

5,020 primary output · 67.9 efficiency · 36.9 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · North Carolina

83.6

5,020 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 36.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

72.3

4,057 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 25 usage

Milestones

20

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

17

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency