Drake Maye Among Athlon's Projected College Football Breakout Players

Posted Aug 14, 2022
Drake Maye has to hold off Jacolby Criswell in a tight battle for the starting quarterback spot at UNC. But assuming Maye wins the job, the ceiling is high for the North Carolina native directing this offense The top-100 recruit took a redshirt year last fall after recording snaps in four games. Maye's sample size was small, but the limited work was impressive. (Athlon Sports)

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