Drake Maye Comes in at No. 5 in SI All-American Ranking of the Top 10 QBs OF 2021

Drake Maye's list of accomplishments keeps growing. The four-star QB is now ranked No. 5 in Sports Illustrated's All-American top 10 quarterback ranking of the class of 2021.

Quarterback Drake Maye is leading the class of 2021 as one incredibly talented and hardworking commits which are pushing for more than just bragging rights of the top class in the nation.

Standing at 6'5 and 210 pounds, Maye is just one of the recent stars that have committed to Carolina over the last couple of months. The four-star commit is currently ranked No. 55 overall, and No. 4 in North Carolina. 

Maye received offers from some of college football best programs such as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State. Maye chose to continue the family tradition and attend UNC after de-committing from Alabama.

Maye was recently named in the top 10 quarterbacks in the class of 2021. Maye is coming in behind Caleb Williams, Brock Vandagriff, JJ McCarthy, and Ty Thompson. The list's qualifications were determined by junior season production, athletic traits, technical traits, and upside serve. 

Here is Maye's breakdown: 

5. Drake Maye, Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park

6-foot-5, 210 pounds

Committed to North Carolina

Blessed with ideal size and plus athleticism, Maye has the potential to blossom into an all-conference starter in college. He can click from reads 1 to 2 quickly with good mental processing, while standing tall in the pocket with a strong lower base. The future Tar Heel has a tight trigger and can push the ball vertically downfield with good placement. Maye can reset when moved off his midline and has the lower-half flexibility to alter his launch points. With his basketball background, he possesses a solid transfer from passer to runner with a good stride and enough quickness to elude threats in his linear track. Maye has the tools to project well as an instinctive distributor in an offensive structure featuring quick-game concepts, which UNC offensive coordinator Phil Longo prefers, while blending in vertical passing concepts.

Over the coming weeks, SI will unveil its preseason top 10 for 13 additional position groups. SI will unveil its initial top 99 ranking, the SI99, on August 24.

For more of SI All-American candidates, and full list of the top 10 quarterbacks in the class of 2021, please click here!

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