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Drake Maye

Drake Maye, American football player

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Born
August 30, 2002
Age in 2026
24
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
2002

About Drake Maye

Drake Lee Maye is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the Shaun Alexander Award and ACC Football Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the NCAA in total yards. Two of his brothers, Luke and Cole, won national championships playing collegiate sports. In the opening game against Florida A&M, he threw five touchdowns and became the first UNC quarterback to do so in his debut. He was the first Patriot since Drew Bledsoe in 1993 selected in the top five picks of the draft, and the third of a record-tying six quarterbacks taken in the first round (tied with the 1983 draft).

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Drake Maye timeline

  1. He was the first Patriot since Drew Bledsoe in 1993 selected in the top five picks of the draft, and the third of a record-tying six quarterbacks taken in the first round (tied with the 1983 draft).
  2. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the Shaun Alexander Award and ACC Football Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the NCAA in total yards.

The world when Drake Maye was born

Drake Maye was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

  • #1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
  • Top movieChicago
  • Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
  • Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
  • Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
  • Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
  • Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
  • World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Drake Maye's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20022026
Gas$1.36$3.45/gal
Average home$158,300$435,000
Average income$51,680$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.81$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population287.6M341 million

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