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Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
Selected: Round 1, Pick 3, Overall Pick 3 by Patriots
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Name: Drake Maye
College: North Carolina
Number: 10
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 223
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Class/Draft Year: rSo/2024
40 Low: 4.54 40 Time: 4.62 40 High: 4.70
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Data Scout Notes: X-Top 3/All the Tools Dual Threat/36#-24-9 in 23/66%-38-7 in 22/698-7TD Rush 2023: 12-11-23 Announced Early Entry into the 2024 NFL Draft/2ndC...2022: POYC/OPOYC/ROYC/OROYC/1stC...2021: NAC
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Drake Maye, North Carolina, Player News
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North Carolina star quarterback Drake Maye is entering the NFL draft and won't play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl for the Tar Heels against West Virginia. Maye announced his decision in a social media post Monday, ending his UNC career that included two years as the starter putting up prolific numbers and making himself one of the most sought-after potential prospects for the NFL. The school has also announced that all-ACC linebacker Cedric Gray, receiver Devontez "Tez" Walker, offensive lineman Corey Gaynor and defensive lineman Myles Murphy are all entering the NFL draft. Of that group, only Murphy is set to play in the bowl game.Maye was named The Associated Press offensive player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2022 in his first f ull season as a starter, throwing for 4,321 yards and 38 touchdowns while running for 698 yards and seven additional scores. He led UNC to the ACC title game that year. Things didn't come quite as easily this year, though Maye still ranked second in the Bowl Subdivision in total offense (338.1) and eighth in passing (300.7). The move means Conner Harrell is set to take over at quarterback for UNC against West Virginia, with the redshirt freshman making four appearances in relief - including in that N.C. State loss - behind Maye. - AP College Football
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North Carolina coach Mack Brown announced the hiring of Chip Lindsey as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Thursday. Lindsey will be entrusted to guide quarterback Drake Maye, who could enter next season as a Heisman Trophy favorite and potentially be a top NFL draft pick in 2024. Lindsey comes to Chapel Hill after serving as the offensive coordinator at UCF this season. It was his only season with the Knights, but marked the third year he worked in that capacity on a Gus Malzahn st aff. Lindsey was Auburn's offensive coordinator in 2017-18 during Malzahn's tenure on the Plains."Chip is well-versed in UNC's offensive style of play and he has a wealth of experience working with some of the greatest offensive minds in the count ry," Brown said in a statement. "You can see that in the way his offenses play. Chip is multiple in his approach and has the unique skill of adapting based on personnel. He's developed quarterbacks at a high level including two current NFL QBs in Nick Mu llens and Jarrett Stidham." Lindsey's offense at UCF ranked 11th in total offense averaging 480.6 yards per game, eighth in rushing offense (236.1 ypg), and 26th in scoring offense at 34.4 points per game. Lindsey replaces Phil Longo, who held the positi on for four seasons before leaving to take a similar role at Wisconsin. - Raleigh News Observer
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North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Friday he does not expect quarterback Drake Maye to leave the Tar Heels this offseason through the transfer portal. "I don't think Drake will go anywhere because he's a Carolina family," Brown said at a news conferenc e before Saturday's ACC championship game between Clemson and North Carolina. However, Brown said he had yet to have conversations with his players about their future plans. "This game is really important to us, so our coaches have been hesitant to say, 'Hey Ross, are you leaving, man? I know you've got to play Saturday night, but are you out of here? Are you going to play or are you going to stay?" Brown said. "So we'll have some guys playing tomorrow night that will probably be leaving on Monday, and that discussion will either come Sunday or Monday morning." Maye ranks fourth among FBS players in both passing yards per game (320.6) and passing touchdowns (35). The redshirt freshman is not eligible to enter the NFL draft until after the 2023 season. - Birmingham News
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2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: QB - Drake Maye, North Carolina, 177 votes,...In his first season as a starter, Maye has completed 298-of-440 passes (67.7%) for 3,847 yards and 35 TDs. The 3,847 yards rank second in the Power 5 and are already UNC's si ngle-season record, while the 35 TDs are tied for second in the Power 5. Maye also leads the team in rushing with 629 yards and six TDs. His 373 yards per game of total offense lead the nation and his 41 TDs responsible for rank third amongst Power 5 pla yers. - North Carolina Football
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ACC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE & PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Drake Maye, North Carolina, 46 votes,...Maye, who hails from Huntersville, North Carolina, has thrown for 3,847 yards and 35 touchdowns to go along with 629 yards rushing and six more TDs. He is just the ninth FBS quarterback since 2010 to post 3,500 passing yards, 35 passing TDs, 500 rushing yards, and five rushing TDs in a season. Also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022 season, Maye became the only conference player in the last 25 years to register at least 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in four consecutive games. He was voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week six times during the regular season and was a five-time ACC Rookie of the Week. Maye was named a semifinalist for Walter Camp National Player of the Year, as well as the Davey O'Brien, Maxwell and Alexander Awards. He was also named to the Watch List for the Manning Award, which recognizes college football's top quarterback. - ACC Football
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2022 ACC OFFENSIVE & ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Drake Maye, North Carolina, 62 votes,...Also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022 season, Maye became the only conference player in the last 25 years to register at least 300 passing yards and 5 0 rushing yards in four consecutive games. While leading the Tar Heels to the Coastal Division title and a spot opposite Clemson in this Saturday night's Subway ACC Football Championship Game, he was voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week six times and wa s a five-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection. Maye was named a semifinalist for Walter Camp National Player of the Year, as well as the Davey O'Brien, Maxwell and Alexander Awards. He was also named to the Watch List for the Manning Award, which recogn izes college football's top quarterback. - ACC Football
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NOV 13 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DRAKE MAYE, NORTH CAROLINA, Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback, Huntersville, NC/Myers Park,...Drake Maye completed 31-of-49 passes for 448 yards and three touchdowns as 15th-ranked North Carolina defeated Wake Forest, 36-34. Maye completed passes to nine different receivers as the Tar Heels captured the ACC Coastal Division title and improved to 9-1. Notes: Drake Maye is the seventh North Carolina player to earn Walter Camp National Player of W eek honors since the award started in 2004, and the first since running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams shared the award on Dec. 13, 2020. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
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Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 15 North Carolina's defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 36-34 and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels (9-1, 6-0) won the league's Coastal Division title with the road win in a marquee matchup of star quarterbacks Drake Maye of UNC and Sam Hartman of Wake Forest. And while the offenses had the edge all night, the Tar Heels' defense pitched in at critical moments to keep them unbeaten in league play. On the first, Cam'Ron Kelly jumped in front of Hartman's throw over the middle for an interception to set the Tar Heels up near midfield and set up Burnette's go-ahead kick.Then, the Tar Heels pressured Hartman i nto a fourth-down incompletion over the middle with 64 seconds left - a moment that had the Tar Heels players beginning to skip around on the sideline in anticipation. The Tar Heels managed to kill the rest of the clock, starting a brief celebration of t he program's second trip to the ACC title game and first since 2015 - this one coming under Mack Brown in his second tenure with the school. Maye threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns, each going to Josh Downs who continued his tear of late. Downs fin ished with 11 grabs for 154 yards, with all three of his scores coming before halftime. Sam Hartman threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns for Wake Forest (6-4, 2-4). Donavon Greene had two of those scores, including a 60-yarder late in the third quarte r for a 34-33 lead. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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OCT 31 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Responsible for 95 percent of No. 21 North Carolina's total offense in Saturday night's 42-24 win over Pitt ... Set season highs in completions (33), attempts (44) and passing yards (388) while equaling his career high for the third time in 2022 with five passing touchdowns ... Also rushed for a team-high 61 yards to total 449 of UNC's 474 yards against the Panthers ... His 33 completions set a UNC freshman record ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the fourth time this season. - ACC Football
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NOV 7 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Repeats as an ACC weekly award winner after accounting for 367 total yards in the Tar Heels' 31-28 win at Virginia ... Finished 26-of-37 for 293 passing yards and tw o passing touchdowns and ran for 74 yards and another score against the Cavaliers ... With three regular-season game still remaining, Maye's 31 passing touchdowns are already the third most in ACC history by a freshman quarterback ... Named ACC Quarterba ck of the Week for the fifth time this season. - ACC Football
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Drake Maye threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 North Carolina outscored Virginia 21-7 after halftime to rally for a 31-28 victory Saturday. Elijah Green scored twice and Josh Downs caught 15 passes, including a touchdown, for the Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 17 CFP), now 5-0 in league play for the first time since 2015, when they qualified for their lone appearance in the ACC championship. The Cavaliers (3-6, 1-5), playing without three starting wide receivers, lost for the fifth time in six games and need to win their final three games to qualify for a bowl game.Virginia started fast, getting a touchdown on its opening drive for the first time this season and led 14-10 at halftime. But Maye led the Tar Heels downfield in just 2:55 to start the third quarter, Green finishing the drive with a 4-yard run. Virginia answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive of its own to retake the lead, but Maye found Downs from 19 yards before the quarter was over and hit G reen with a 22-yard pass in the flat with 13:19 left. Brennan Armstrong pulled Virginia within a field goal with his second scoring run with 3:24 left on a drive that covered 71 yards in just 59 seconds, but Virginia was offsides on the ensuing onside ki ck, giving UNC the ball at the Cavaliers 23. One more completion to a diving Downs converting a third-and-2 allowed the Tar Heels to run out the clock. Maye finished 26 for 37 for 293 yards and ran for 74 yards. Downs' catches went for 166 yards, giving him 23 catches for 369 yards and three TDs in the last two years against Virginia. Xavier Brown and Ronnie Walker ran for Virginia scores. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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Drake Maye threw for five touchdowns and Antoine Green had a career night with 180 yards receiving as No. 21 North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 42-24 on Saturday. UNC (7-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is 4-0 in league play for the first time since going 8-0 in 2015. Green, a fifth-year senior, hauled in a pair of touchdowns and set career highs in yards receiving and receptions (10). The loss was Pitt's second straight, and the Panthers (4-4, 1-3 ACC) a re 1-3 in their last four games after starting 3-1.UNC went down 24-14 early in the third quarter on the third touchdown of the night by Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda before scoring 28 unanswered points. The Tar Heels took their first lead o n a 2-yard run by Elijah Green less than a minute into the fourth. On the ensuing Pitt drive, Abanikanda lost a fumble at midfield and the Tar Heels capitalized with a 25-yard touchdown reception by Josh Downs a few plays later to take a two-score lead t hey didn't relinquish. Pitt wideout Jared Wayne had a career-best 161 yards receiving as the Panthers relied on big pass plays to power their strong start. But after going up by 10 on its first drive of the second half, Pitt gained only 60 yards on its f inal four possessions. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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OCT 17 ACC QUARTERBACK/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Finished 28-for-38 with a career-high 380 passing yards and three touchdowns in the Tar Heels' 38-35 win at Duke ... Added 70 rushing yards to compile 450 to tal yards of offense, also a new career high ... Connected with wide receiver Antoine Green in the front right corner of the end zone with 16 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead and game-winning score ... It was the first time UNC sc ored in the final minute to win a game since 2016 ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the third time this season and ACC Rookie of the Week for the fifth time. - ACC Football
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Drake Maye connected with Antoine Green on the right side of the end zone for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left to lift North Carolina past rival Duke 38-35 on Saturday night. Maye's throw capped a nine-play, 74-yard drive for a touchdown that stood o n the slimmest of margins. Replays showed Green's left foot land barely inside the sideline - with only a sliver of grass detectable between Green's foot and the white paint - before officials declared after a review that the touchdown call would stand f or the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke (4-3, 1-2) drove to midfield in the desperate seconds for a possible tying field goal, but UNC's Noah Taylor batted Riley Leonard's pass skyward for teammate Will Hardy to make a clinching divin g interception with 2 seconds left.That sent UNC fans into wild cheers with a still-unbeaten record in Atlantic Coast Conference play as the Coastal Division leaders, not to mention the chance to keep the Victory Bell that goes to the winner of th e longstanding rivalry for a fourth straight year. Maye threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tar Heels, while Josh Downs had nine catches for 126 yards that included a couple of spectacular grabs. Leonard threw for 245 yards and a touchdo wn to go with a 74-yard scoring keeper to lead the Blue Devils. Jordan Waters ran for 91 yards and two scores, including his own highlight-reel moment with a 38-yard cutback run past multiple UNC defenders for a score and a 35-31 lead with 10:12 left. Ye t this one ended like each of the three since Mack Brown returned for a second stint leading the UNC program: with the Tar Heels jubilantly clanging the Victory Bell again on their way off the field. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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OCT 10 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Completed 19 of 28 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in the Tar Heels' 27-24 road win at Miami ... Added 53 rushing yards to compile 362 total yards on the night ... Voted ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. - ACC Football
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Drake Maye passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns, one of them a 74-yarder to J.J. Jones, and North Carolina overcame a stellar performance by Tyler Van Dyke to beat Miami 27-24 on Saturday. Josh Downs had a receiving touchdown and Omarion Hampton ran f or another score for North Carolina (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Van Dyke completed 42 of 57 passes for 496 yards - the second-most in Miami history, behind Stephen Morris' 566 in 2012 - and three touchdowns for Miami (2-3, 0-1). Key'Shawn Smith , Henry Parrish and Colbie Young had the touchdown receptions for the Hurricanes, who scored 10 points in the final 28 seconds of the first half to get within 21-17. Will Mallory had eight catches for 115 yards for Miami. It ended up as Miami's third str aight loss. It didn't lack for late-game drama.Down 27-24, Miami initially appeared to recover an onside kick with about 2 minutes left; Al Blades Jr. dove along the sideline to knock the ball inbounds and the Hurricanes seemed poised to take over . The play was overturned by replay, which saw that Blades had stepped out of bounds and therefore couldn't touch the ball. North Carolina punted the ball back to Miami with 1:14 left, but Van Dyke was picked off with 8 seconds remaining. Caleb Hood rush ed for 74 yards on 13 carries for the Tar Heels, who have won four straight over Miami for the first time. Jones' way-too-easy score capped a game-opening 95-yard drive, and Hampton's score finished off a 99-yard drive that was bolstered by a 52-yard pas s from Maye to Antoine Green. But they never led, and for the first time in 15 years, Miami has gone three consecutive games without ever holding the lead. It happened at the end of that 2007 season, starting with the 48-0 debacle against Virginia that w as Miami's final game in the Orange Bowl. Miami struggled to run the ball - 41 yards on 23 carries - but not converting on three key chances was even worse. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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OCT 3 ACC QUARTERBACK/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Finished with 436 total yards of offense in the Tar Heels' 41-10 win over Virginia Tech ... Completed 26 of 36 passes for a career-high 363 yards and three to uchdowns ... Added a team-leading 73 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to account for all five of the Tar Heels' TDs ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for the second time this season and ACC Rookie of the Week for the third time. - ACC Footbal l
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Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to continue his strong start to the season and North Carolina opened up Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 41-10 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Maye, a redshirt freshman, was able to consistently throw downfield, with 13 of his 26 completions going for at least 15 yards. He finished with 363 yards, going 26 of 36. Josh Downs led UNC (4-1, 1-0 ACC) with eight catches and 120 yards, and tight end Bryson Nesbit added 98 receiving yards on four receptions.Grant Wells completed 16 of 26 passes for 139 yards and ran for a touchdown, but the Hokies (2-3, 1-1) struggled overall against a Tar Heel defense that turned in its best performance of the season. Linebacker Cedric Gray picked off Wells in the second quarter, which set up a 16-yard touchdown pass by Maye to Antoine Green one play later to give UNC a 21-3 lead, and the Hokies never never got closer than 11 points. The Tar Heels gave up nearly 500 yards per game in their first four contests, but UNC limited the number of big gainers by Virginia Tech. Wells never got in an extended rhythm, as the Hokies finished with only 273 yards. - AP College Football
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SEPT 26 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Named ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time following his performance in the Tar Heels' 45-32 loss to Notre Dame ... Had 337 total yards and threw five touchdown p asses, raising his season total to 16 in four games ... Finished 17-of-32 passing for 301 yards and rushed for 36 yards. - ACC Football
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Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Omarion Hampton ran for a pair of scores and North Carolina escaped another upset bid from a Sun Belt Conference team Saturday, rallying for a 35-28 victory over Georgia State after squandering an 18-point lead. The Tar Heels (3-0) were coming off a wild 63-61 victory at Appalachian State despite giving up a staggering 40 points in the fourth quarter. They hit the road again to face Georgia State (0-2), which was hosting a Power 5 team in Atlanta for the first time in the 13-year history of its program.The Panthers ripped off 25 straight points to grab a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter. But Hampton broke off a 58-yard touchdown run right down the middle of field to tie the game before the end of the thi rd. He won it for the Tar Heels on a 2-yard scoring plunge with 10:42 remaining, ensuring they escaped another close call. Hampton finished with 110 yards rushing on 16 carries. Darren Grainger threw three touchdown passes for Georgia State. North Caroli na appeared headed for a more comfortable win after the previous week's craziness, building a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Maye threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Kamari Morales and a 28-yarder to Kobe Paysour. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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SEPT 6 ACC QB/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Drake Maye, North Carolina, QB, Huntersville, N.C.,...Accounted for five touchdowns and 428 total yards of offense in the Tar Heels' 63-61 victory at Appalachian State...Completed 24 of 36 attempts for a career-high 352 passing yards with four touchdowns...Set another career high with 76 rushing yards and added a rushing touchdown. - ACC Football
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Redshirt freshman Drake Maye continued his torrid start to the season, throwing for 352 yards and combining for five touchdowns as North Carolina outlasted Appalachian State 63-61 on Saturday despite surrendering 40 points in the fourth quarter. Maye, th e younger brother of former Tar Heels basketball star Luke Maye, has thrown a school-record nine touchdown passes in two career starts. He also ran for a score against the Mountaineers. Chase Brice threw for 376 yards and six touchdowns for Appalachian S tate (0-1). The two teams combined for 62 points and 504 yards - in the fourth quarter. With the game tied at 49, Maye lofted a ball over the middle to D.J. Jones for a 42-yard touchdown pass on an all-out blitz by the Mountaineers to give North Carolina (2-0) the lead with 2:50 left in the game.App State responded with Brice throwing his fifth TD pass of the game, a 28-yard strike to Deshaun Davis with 31 seconds left. The Mountaineers went for the 2-point conversion - and the apparent win - but Brice's pass sailed just over Davis' head. It seemed the game would end there, but UNC's Bryson Nesbit returned the ensuing onside kick for a 43-yard touchdown - a mistake that gave the Mountaineers 31 seconds to try to score again. Sure enough, Brice f ound Kaedin Robinson for a 26-yard TD strike with 9 seconds left to cut the lead to 63-61. The Mountaineers went for 2 but Brice was stopped short of the end zone. The Tar Heels fell behind 21-7 before rattling off 34 straight points and silence a record crowd of 40,168 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Maye threw three TD passes in the first half, including a 10-yard TD strike to Nesbit to give the Tar Heels a 28-21 lead with 1 second left. - North Carolina/AP College Football
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Drake Maye threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half in his first collegiate start and North Carolina beat undermanned Florida A&M 56-24 to open the season Saturday night. Six different North Carolina players scored touchdowns, with Josh Downs making two touchdown catches. Florida A&M arrived with a roster reduced by nearly two dozen players because of unresolved eligibility issues. The list of those absent included linebacker Isaiah Land, who led the Football Championship Subdivision in sacks last year.Maye, a redshirt freshman and younger brother of former Tar Heels basketball standout Luke Maye, completed 29 of 37 passes for 294 yards. He had a couple notable achievements. He's the first North Carolina player to throw five tou chdowns in a season opener and the first to connect for five touchdowns in a first career start. North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 25 yards in his debut. He finished with 101 rushing yards on 14 carries. Florid a A&M quarterback Jeremy Moussa threw for two touchdowns. He completed 28 of 38 passes for 279 yards with an interception. The Jaguars were within 21-14 until Downs' 2-yard touchdown catch with 5 seconds left in the first half. - North Carolina/AP Colleg e Football
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People ask North Carolina redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye who will be the starter come their Aug. 27 opener against Florida A&M so often that he has a canned answer ready. Truth is, he doesn't know yet. Maye is locked in a battle with sophomore Jacolby Criswell to replace three-year starter Sam Howell, who left UNC a year early to go to the NFL where he was drafted by Washington. Spring drills came and went with neither Maye or Criswell emerging as the favorite.Of all the starters who ha ve to be replaced off last year's team, who will take over for Howell is the most heavily scrutinized. "It seems to be the No. 1 question," said Maye, who is the younger brother of former UNC basketball star Luke Maye and the son of former UNC quarterbac k Mark Maye. "I just tell them we're both competing, and we're doing whatever we can, and it's gonna play out how it plays out." The competition hasn't stopped just because fall camp hasn't started yet. And it manifests itself in everything the two playe rs do. They try to be the first to show up for workouts even if it's just the position group and the majority of players don't know - and probably don't care. - Raleigh News Observer
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