FOXBORO — It was a very good day to be Drake Maye.
He accomplished 88% of his passes in group drills over the Patriots’ first coaching camp follow Wednesday, an intense, non-padded session devoted largely to drill work.
Stefon Diggs grew to become the headliner, again on the sphere as a full participant simply 9 months after tearing his ACL. He tied for the group lead with two catches. However there was one other broad receiver, a rookie, who impressed simply as a lot as Diggs after beating star nook Christian Gonzalez for a deep sideline coach.
For a full recap of Wednesday’s follow, click here.
In any other case, comply with alongside for a full breakdown of Maye’s day and his main receivers.
Drake Maye
8-of-9, 4 sacks (Camp stats: 8-of-9, 4 sacks)
Maye sprayed completions all afternoon, round one close to interception and three would-be sacks over his first 5 dropbacks. Maye would have been dropped as soon as by Keion White, who beat rookie left deal with Will Campbell, and will have averted the opposite two with a faster set off. Linebacker Christian Elliss beat his man in blitz pickup for one “sack,” and Maye bought swarmed on the opposite in a closing pocket.
By way of the air, he began by hitting Stefon Diggs on a shallow cross, then DeMario Douglas within the flat earlier than taking his first sack. Later in the identical interval, he discovered Diggs on a curl route moments after Elliss punctured the pocket and fired incomplete for Douglas on a deep move Jabrill Peppers almost picked off down the center of the sphere. Peppers bought two fingers on the ball whereas leaping backwards, however misplaced management as he landed on his again.
Within the second and remaining 11-on-11 interval, Maye linked with Henry on the back-shoulder throw and rookie receiver Kyle Williams twice: first on a checkdown within the left flat, then a comeback route. His remaining passes have been completions to Antonio Gibson on one other checkdown left, and third-year wideout Kayshon Boutte operating a deep curl moments after edge rusher Okay’Lavon Chaisson zipped by Maye for what would have been a sack in a sport setting.
Depth and scheme
0-to-9 yards downfield: 5-of-5
10-plus yards downfield: 3-of-4
Dropback passes: 7-of-8
Checkdowns: 2-of-2
Screens: N/A
Maye’s targets
- Stefon Diggs 2/2
- Kyle Williams 2/2
- DeMario Douglas 1/2
- Hunter Henry 1/1
- Kayshon Boutte 1/1
- Antonio Gibson 1/1
Complete targets
- Stefon Diggs 2/2
- Kyle Williams 2/2
- DeMario Douglas 1/2
- John Jiles 1/2
- Javon Baker 0/2
- Hunter Henry 1/1
- Kayshon Boutte 1/1
- Antonio Gibson 1/1
- Gee Scott 1/1
- Jeremiah Webb 1/1
- DeMeer Blankumsee 1/1
- Efton Chism III 0/1
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