In his rookie season, Drake Maye showed flashes of excellence with a Patriots offense that lacked any major playmakers or weapons for the young quarterback. He technically started 12 games, but it was really 11, because he only played the first three downs in week 18 before being benched to allow Joe Milton to showcase his talents off to potential trade suitors (The Cowboys ended up trading a fifth-round pick for the backup QB this offseason). In his 11 true starts, Maye completed 70% or more of his passes in five of those games, including two games with over an 80% completion percentage.
Now that he has fully earned the right to start (hopefully) all 17 games and he’s got an offense that dramatically improved its offensive line (Morgan Moses at right Tackle, 4th overall pick Will Campbell at left tackle, and third round pick Jared Wilson at center) as well as its offensive capabilities (bringing back Josh McDaniels as OC, adding Stefon Diggs at WR, and adding second round pick Tre’Veyon Henderson at RB), Drake Maye is set to take a big leap forward in production. We could see his numbers spike from 225 of 338 passing, 2276 yards, 15 TDs, 10 INTs, and a passer rating of 88.1 to something closer to 330 of 475 passing, 3,800 yards, 25 TDs, 10 INTs, and a Passer rating of 95.0.
