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Matt Harmon fantasy football takes on Drake Maye

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All Matt Harmon insights about Drake Maye

NegativeNewsSep 10, 2026
Wrote up 5 (possible) classic Week 1 overreactions to last night's games. Despite some changing variables on both sides, the Patriots and Seahawks looked a lot like their 2025 selves in the first game of the season. That's great for one team, and really discouraging for another. Real life and fantasy takes here: <https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/drake-maye-struggles-jaxon-smith-njigba-eats-despite-sam-darnold-injury-and-more-fantasy-football-takeaways-from-patriots-seahawks-opener-163...
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Drake May's route-throwing profile from his college film shows a heavy emphasis on in-breakers and outside routes, which aligns with the Patriots' receiver acquisitions. His three most-thrown routes are the curl (17.6%), slant (13%), and nine (10%). The Patriots have built the offense around these strengths by acquiring Romeo Dobbs and A.J. Brown, both of whom run high volumes of slants, curls, digs, and in-breakers. This is part of Josh McDaniels' offensive philosophy to get vertical and play outside while maintaining inside route versatility. Harmon notes May has the arm strength to throw out routes, corners, and come-back routes, and believes the out-breaking routes are the area where May can improve most.
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Drake Maye's charting shows a sophisticated throw diet for a young QB: very few screens and flat routes (unlike typical young QBs), heavy in-breaking pass diet (17% curls, 13% slants), and strong go-ball production (10% route participation with 58.5% success rate). His curl routes were his best pattern at 84% success rate, indicating excellent accuracy on intermediate breaking routes. Matt Harmon asserts Drake Maye is currently better than Jalen Hurts and specifically excels at throwing nine routes and go routes, which positions him to unlock A.J. Brown's short and intermediate route potential rather than forcing him exclusively into the vertical X receiver role. Harmon projects Drake Maye could improve in year three of NFL with A.J. Brown connection, identifying specific route-type improvements: dig routes at 6.7% (wants increase), post routes above average but room for growth, and slants/out routes where A.J. Brown excels (83% and 84% success rates respectively). Drake Maye's out route was lowest-graded route in 2025 at 60.5% success rate; A.J. Brown's 84% success rate on out routes provides complementary strength. Horizontal breaking patterns (slants, out routes, dig routes) will be easier if A.J. Brown is used more as Z receiver.
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