Drake Maye is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Maye in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Maye's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Drake Maye
Height6'4"
Weight225 lb
BornAug 30, 2002
Age23
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2024
Draft2024 · Rd 1, Pick 3 · NE
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
2x
Pro Bowls
A quarterback with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2024 | — | NE | 13 | — | 225 | 338 | 66.6% | 2,276 | 15 | 10 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 88.1 | 34 | 54 | 421 | 2 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 22 | 40.7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 681 | 80.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | HOU | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | NE | 17 | — | 354 | 492 | 72.0% | 4,394 | 31 | 8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 113.5 | 47 | 103 | 450 | 4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 41 | 39.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,050 | 95.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 31 | — | 579 | 830 | 69.8% | 6,670 | 46 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 103.1 | 81 | 157 | 871 | 6 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 63 | 40.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,731 | 88.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA-7.5·-28 passing · 20 rushing·-7.5/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | NE | 13 | 10* | 225 | 338 | 66.6% | 2,276 | 15 | 10 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 88.1 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | 354 | 492 | 72.0% | 4,394 | 31 | 8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 113.5 | 47 | 17.4 |
| Career | 30 | 26* | 579 | 830 | 69.8% | 6,670 | 46 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 8.0 | — | — | 103.1 | 81 | 25.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | NE | 13 | 10* | 54 | 421 | 2 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 22 | 40.7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | 103 | 450 | 4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 41 | 39.8 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 26* | 157 | 871 | 6 | 5.5 | — | 63 | — | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | NE | 13 | 10* | 681 | 80.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | 1,050 | 95.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 30 | 26* | 1,731 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | — | — | 10* | -27.6 | 20.1 | — | 2,473 | 0 |
| Career | 10* | — | — | — | 2,473 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 16* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | NE | — | 10* | 76.2 | 16.4 | 83 | 19.9 | 23 | 26 | 96 | 2.3 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 2025 | 23 | NE | — | 16* | 79.0 | 13.8 | 131 | 21.8 | 42 | 42 | 158 | 2.4 | 20 | 11 | 62 |
| Career | 26* | — | — | 214 | — | 65 | 68 | 254 | — | 34 | 18 | 107 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | NE | 13 | 10* | 335 | 6.2 | 86 | 1.6 | 2 | 27.0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | 335 | 3.3 | 115 | 1.1 | 2 | 51.5 | 38 |
| Career | 30 | 26* | 670 | — | 201 | — | 4 | — | 60 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | NE | 17 | 16* | -8.0 | -8.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Career | 17 | 16* | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.6 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 46· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 41.2
Availability 17.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2024bestavg 58elite 702025
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #492 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-7.5 EPA/season over 1 season48
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 83%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+33
Rotational
SIS
EPA/snap-0.011Snap share80.5%Off snaps681Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp70Att120Cmp%58.3%Yds828TD6Int4TD%5.0Int%3.3Y/A6.9AdjY/A6.4TD:INT1.5Rate82.2Sk21
Rushing
Att29Yds178TD1Y/A6.1TD%3.41D121D%41.4Fmb1
Receiving
Tgt1
College Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | — | 10 | — | 89 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 10.9 | — | 177.8 | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina | — | 517 | — | 4,321 | 38 | 7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 157.9 | — |
| 2023 | North Carolina | — | 425 | — | 3,608 | 24 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 149.0 | — |
| Career | 0 | 952 | 0.0% | 8,018 | 63 | 16 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 77.2 | 0 |
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 184 | 698 | 7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 112 | 449 | 9 | 4.0 | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 302 | 1,209 | 16 | 4.0 | 5.3 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Austin HooperTE2yHunter HenryTE2yJahlani TavaiLB2yAntonio GibsonRB2yMike OnwenuG2yJaylinn HawkinsSAF2yAnfernee JenningsLB2yRhamondre StevensonRB2yChristian BarmoreDT2yBryce BaringerP2yDeMario DouglasWR2yMarcus JonesCB2yMarte MapuLB2yChristian EllissLB2yBrenden SchoolerSAF2yVederian LoweOT2yChristian GonzalezCB2yDell PettusSAF2yKayshon BoutteWR2yBen BrownC2yAlex AustinCB2yJeremiah Pharms Jr.DT2yJack WestoverFB2yCaedan WallaceOT2y
2024 Draft Class· this player went #3
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 2024draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 3
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 225 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NE | 0 | W9Questionable· ConcussionW18Questionable· Right Hand |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
46
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2024
B+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
88%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
93
IronEra Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,276 | 175.1 | 3,033+757 | 178.4 |
| 2025 | 4,394 | 258.5 | 4,394 | 258.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · NE · 2024 · -15.8 vs expected KV-H
46actual
61.8 expected · Δ−15.8
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