Fantasy football: Where to draft New England Patriots QB Drake Maye

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]

New England Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye is truly an unknown heading into the 2024 NFL season. Maye was selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out of the University of North Carolina. He earned 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year with 38 touchdowns and 7 interceptions but struggled to replicate that dynamic season in 2023. Below, we look at Drake Maye’s 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Maye hopes to win the starting QB job for the Patriots, a team that has historically been among the best-coached sides in the NFL. However, QB Jacoby Brissett could also take that role and cripple Maye’s value to start the season. Maye has the potential to be a top-15 quarterback, which could prove valuable in 2-QB leagues. The signal-caller is intriguing in terms of fantasy value.

WIN YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE!
The Huddle has been turning players like you into winners for over 25 years. This season, it’s your turn. Custom fantasy football rankings, sleepers and tools are just a click away. Save 25% off the Internet’s best-kept secret. Subscribe now!

Drake Maye’s ADP: 93.86

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Maye’s 93.86 ADP in redraft leagues puts him around the range of the 8th to 10th round depending on the size of the league. His ADP is the 2nd highest on the Patriots, only trailing RB Rhamondre Stevenson (60.85).

Among quarterbacks, Maye’s ADP puts him 17th at the position, behind the San Francisco’s Brock Purdy (83.84), Atlanta rookie Michael Penix Jr. (91.61) and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence (92.32) and ahead of Detroit’s Jared Goff (94.49) and Denver rookie Bo Nix (105.66).

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]

Drake Maye’s 2023-24 stats (at UNC)

Games: 12

Passing yards: 3,608

Completions | attempts: 269 | 425

Passing touchdowns: 24

Interceptions: 9

Carries | rushing yards: 112 | 449

Rushing touchdowns: 9

FOOTBALL NEVER STOPS
Live games, analysis and more 7 days a week: Get ESPN+

Where should you draft Maye?

Maye’s fantasy value is going to come mostly from 2-QB leagues or super flex leagues with a 2-QB option. While he may not start out of the gate, Maye should quickly take over as the Patriots leader. After all, you don’t draft a player with a top-5 pick and keep him on the bench for long.

The Patriots don’t have many weapons for him to work with, which will further limit his fantasy value. However, he has completed 8 of 14 passes in the preseason and has shown some poise when called upon. He was a star at UNC and has a dual-threat nature about his game.

The presence of Brissett does hurt Maye’s fantasy value slightly, but the rookie should become the starter relatively early on in the season. How he plays once he gets in that role will dictate if he can keep it. Maye has shown positive trends during training camp and the preseason, but being at the professional level against NFL defenses will be a different beast.

Draft Maye in the 9th round in superflex leagues given his high upside as a rusher and as the main weapon in the offense but continue to let him drop in leagues that feature just 1 quarterback. Even in true 2-QB leagues given the unknown of him starting the season, it might be wise to pass here.

Ultimately, his value comes in superflex leagues and as a stash to hope he can turn into something if named the starter. He was the 3rd overall pick for a reason, so there’s a good chance he can make magic happen in a coach Jered Mayo-led attack.

Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!

[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]

For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.

Follow @nathanbeighle_ on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.

[lawrence-newsletter]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=3472]