The college football season has yet to be played, but that has not stopped UNC quarterback [autotag]Drake Maye[/autotag] from already receiving NFL draft comparisons.
Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer is the latest to praise the Tar Heel by comparing Maye to 2020 NFL 1st overall pick Joe Burrow. In an article written by Albert Breer, Dilfer described Burrow when talking about Maye and what he brings to the table.
“Yes, thank you, he’s Burrow,” Dilfer said. “That’s exactly who he is; he’s Joe Burrow, who we know is one of the great players in the NFL. So there’s nothing negative here. It’s more like, let’s get our analogies right. Burrow’s a very good athlete, he was a very good high school basketball player, he’s a great competitor, but what separates Joe Burrow is this innate quality, this nuance to his game, that people want to say is something that’s it’s not because you don’t know how to define it, instead of just saying I don’t know how to define it.
“It’s nuanced. … Joe makes everything look easy.”
Burrow heads into the season as one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, with many speculating the first overall pick coming down between USC’s Caleb Williams and Maye.
Unsurprisingly, the Joe Burrow comparison made its rounds on social media, catching quite the reaction.
Let us look at how Twitter reacted to Dilfer, comparing Maye to Burrow.