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Drake Maye

#10Drake Maye

QB·North Carolina·202320229.7 pts line value

Drake Maye is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for North Carolina. Drake's 2023 season ranks in the 45th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 509 plays — a average rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.46
    Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.51
    Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Drake Maye's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Passing
269/425 Comp/Att3608 Pass yards24 Pass TD9 INT63.3% Comp %
Rushing
449 Rush yards9 Rush TD112 Carries4.0 Yards/carry
Punting
2 Punts81 Punt yards40.5 Yards/punt45 Long1 Inside 20

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency45
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat100
  • Consistency90
  • Clutch75
Player type
Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)45th %ile · average
Game-to-game consistency90th %ile · elite
Key findings
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Peak game: 0.64 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs South Carolina (SP+ 4).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Stetson BennettGeorgia0.63512.5323.0
Kyle McCordSyracuse0.50912.1321.4
Sam HartmanWake Forest0.55611.8359.6
Trace McSorleyPenn State0.51312.7321.0
Ryan HigginsLouisiana Tech0.58613.7334.6

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.6400.64Wk 1 vs South Carolina: +0.64 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs App State: +0.24 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Minnesota: +0.52 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Pittsburgh: +0.44 EPA/play4Wk 6 vs Syracuse: +0.44 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Miami: +0.31 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Virginia: +0.26 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Georgia Tech: +0.64 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Campbell: +0.58 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Duke: +0.40 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Clemson: +0.27 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs NC State: +0.45 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
1vsSouth CarolinaW31-174.324/322692286.32500.64
2vsApp StateW40-343.821/302080082.75710.24
3vsMinnesotaW31-130.429/404142281.33400.52
4@PittsburghW41-24-7.322/302961094.2320.44
6vsSyracuseW40-7-4.433/474423085.45510.44
7vsMiamiW41-319.617/332734070.41000.31
8vsVirginiaL27-31-10.824/483472144.31710.26
9@Georgia TechL42-460.317/253102088.35810.64
10vsCampbellW59-716/232444061.9-500.58
11vsDukeW47-459.428/433421184.82220.40
12@ClemsonL20-3110.516/362091176.76700.27
13@NC StateL20-397.422/382542273.710610.45

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
60.4%
Passing plays
98.0%
Rushing plays
19.3%
Standard downs
52.6%
Passing downs
78.8%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.35
Passing downs
0.53
Pass / Rush EPA
0.38 / 0.68

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+0.840−0.172023
EPA per play · 2022 — 2023 · 26 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2022North Carolina
13.0
369.6
2023North Carolina
9.7
275.0

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.