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Drake Maye
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DATED ROSTER · New England Patriots · QB

Drake Maye

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

October 4, 2026: three-touchdown win

Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in New England’s 29–26 win at Buffalo. He added 54 rushing yards on eight attempts.

Drake Maye is listed at QB on the New England Patriots roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).

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Roster observations

UPDATED Updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT

Selected report: New England Patriots · Active roster · Season 2026

Dated roster observations; not a complete career or transaction history
Observation windowRecord dateTeamRoster statusEffective dateRecord
Season 2026 · Week 5Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
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New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 4Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
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New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
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New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
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New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
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New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Dated observationSep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
Observed
New England PatriotsActive rosterNot suppliedDated roster

Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.

Season statistics

League ranks10th in passing yards (1228) · 13th in passing TD (8) · 34th in rushing TD (1)

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 11:48 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.

Passing

Drake Maye · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Passing yardsPass attemptsCompletionsCompletion percentageYards per pass attemptPassing touchdownsInterceptions thrownSacks takenYards lost to sacks
1,2281519965.68.1871148

Rushing

Drake Maye · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rushing yardsRush attemptsYards per rushRushing touchdownsLongest rush
160305.3126

These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics

Game log

Most recent recorded game2026 Week 5 vs LV (W 45–17) 26/34, 374 pass yds, 4 TD; 7 carries, 25 rush yds, 1 TD

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:07 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 5 supplied game records

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Passing
Drake Maye · Passing by game
WeekMatchupPass YdsAttCmpCmp %Yds/AttTDINTSck takenSck Yds
5LV at NE W 45–17 374342676.511.04013
4NE at BUF W 29–26 269372259.57.33117
3NE at JAX L 6–35 199251456.08.002311
2PIT at NE W 20–3 208221463.69.501317
1NE at SEA L 10–13 178332369.75.413310
Rushing
Drake Maye · Rushing by game
WeekMatchupRush YdsAttYds/AttTDLong
5LV at NE W 45–17 2573.6110
4NE at BUF W 29–26 5386.6026
3NE at JAX L 6–35 1844.509
2PIT at NE W 20–3 1744.3013
1NE at SEA L 10–13 4776.7016

Statistics by season

UPDATED Updated Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 am EDT

Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.

Passing by season
SeasonTeamGPCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTLNGSACKRTGQBR
2024NE1322533866.622766.71510403488.155.2
2025NE1735449272.043948.93187247113.577.1
2026NE47311762.48547.347631071.065.9
Recorded total1 known team3465294768.875247.95025729199.2—
Rushing by season
SeasonTeamGPCARYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2024NE13544217.82412242
2025NE171034504.44283820
2026NE4231365.90261210
Recorded total1 known team3418010075.66417272
Receiving by season
SeasonTeamGPRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2025NE171122.002000
Recorded total1 known team171122.002000
Defense by season
SeasonTeamGPTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
2024NE13110000000—000000
2026NE4110003000—000000
Recorded total1 known team17220003000—000000

2026 splits

2026 splits
SplitCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntRatingRushRush Yds
Home14222080175.6417
Away23331781354.9747
1st half10126610117.4536
2nd half13211120336.3211
4th quarter611510327.3211
Close games, 4th quarter611510327.3211
Wins/ties36594773289.41271
Losses23331781354.9747

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.

Draft record

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

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