Drake Maye, a sophomore quarterback for the University of North Carolina, has made just 14 starts in his career, yet he already ranks among college football's top players heading into 2023. Maye already has Heisman Trophy speculation, mention of conference title ambitions, and 2024 NFL Draft speculations.
Ten days before the Tar Heels' season-opening, he emerged victorious in the starting quarterback competition. He proceeded to shatter records en route to becoming a Heisman Trophy contender.
Maye recently earned the Davey O'Brien Great 8 Manning Award, which is the award for the top 8 performing quarterbacks in the country each week. Maye had an impressive last game, throwing for 442 yards and three touchdowns against Syracuse. He also continued his streak of over a 70% pass completion rate for the last five games.
The undefeated Tar Heels still have seven games left in the season, with six of those games being important ACC Conference games. You can catch Drake Maye and North Carolina football tomorrow at home against Miami at 7:30 p.m.
