Trent Dilfer breaks down what makes UNC QB Drake Maye special

Posted Jul 11, 2023
After a highly productive first season, North Carolina QB Drake Maye will enter 2023 as one of college football’s top quarterbacks and among the best prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. That’s because, in Trent Dilfer’s eyes, he has all the makings of a player than can make an NFL team very happy in the future. "Maye has what you call the gift of smooth." (On3.com)

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