The former North Carolina Tar Heels signal caller will wear a different shade of blue next season.
The New England Patriots selected quarterback Drake Maye with the 3rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft Thursday night, the team’s first draft pick in the post-Bill Belichick era and first since trading 2021 first-round QB Mac Jones to Jacksonville.
At 6′4″, 223 pounds, with a 6′4″ wingspan, Maye, 21, has a size and frame that NFL scouts and front offices salivate over. The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year boasts a cannon of an arm and a stronger upside than most of his draft class.