Drake Maye

Drake Maye

QB - NE
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College: North Carolina
New England Patriots

2025 Season Outlooks

There are so many exciting quarterbacks available late in drafts, and Drake Maye is certainly among them. We consider him a high-upside QB2 due to his big arm and rushing ability. Maye played nearly 100% of the snaps in nine games, and in those games, he was on pace for 3,993 passing yards and 625 rushing yards. Expect a dip in rushing production as his 7.8 yards per carry was the best for a quarterback since 2011, but Maye will still provide an advantage over most quarterbacks in that area. He needs to cut down on the interceptions (3% INT rate was among the worst in the NFL), but there is so much to like about a player who was the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The additions of Stefon Diggs in free agency and rookies Kyle Williams and TreVeyon Henderson give Maye more weapons and more upside. On the other hand, it's not as if Maye has a true stud at wide receiver, and if he continues to turn the ball over he'll be disappointing, but Maye is worth the risk with a late pick.

Maye is entering his second NFL season and his first as the Patriots' Week 1 starter. The 2024 third overall pick took over as New England's starter in Week 6 and went on to play the bulk of the snaps in 10 games. Though he wasn't a starting option in fantasy (his one top-10 outing came in Week 7), he played well (17th in QBR) and provided a respectable floor, averaging 16.4 fantasy PPG (that would've ranked 15th over the full season). New coach Mike Vrabel operated run-heavy offenses all six seasons in Tennessee, which may limit Maye's upside, but that could mostly be offset by Maye's rushing ability (he ranked ninth in yards, second in YPC and fifth in scrambles among QBs as a rookie). Especially if Stefon Diggs (ACL) will be ready to go in Week 1, Maye will make for an excellent late-round flier with upside.

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

Standard

#123

PPR

#112

Half-PPR

#118

Superflex

#40

2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections

Pass Yds Pass TD Pass Int Rush Yds Rush TD
3699.3 24.2 13.8 485.6 3.0

2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)

Standard

#124

Pick 11.04

PPR

#128

Pick 11.08

Half-PPR

#118

Pick 10.10

Superflex

#56

Pick 5.08

Injury Risk

Injury Risk:
High

Depth Chart

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