Patriots select QB Drake Maye with No. 3 pick in NFL draft [Video]

The New England Patriots have drafted a quarterback in the first round for the second time in four years, as they selected Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.Maye was a two-year starter at the University of North Carolina. He was the Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference as a redshirt freshman in 2022. Last season, he was a Second Team All-ACC player.”I’m stoked. I’m super pumped,” Maye said, speaking with Patriots reporters after the pick. “Can’t wait to get up to New England. I’m looking so much so forward to it.”Maye said it was “an awesome moment” with his family and friends at the NFL Draft.”One of the best nights of my life,” he said.Maye, 21, is the son of former North Carolina quarterback Mark Maye and younger brother of former …