""Breakout Player of the Year: QB: After finishing second to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford for PFF Most Valuable Player honors, Maye still took home PFF Breakout Player of the Year. The second-year quarterback ranked third among all quarterbacks in PFF overall grade (90.1) and tied for eighth in big-time throw rate (4.9%). He also tied for 11th in turnover-worthy play rate (2.7%) and ranke"
"Drake Maye was sensational in the 2025 season. After a rookie campaign in which his development was severely constrained by his own team's misguided football hierarchy, he still played at a Pro-Bowl level. This season, with a new Head Coach running the show and an improving (but still deficient) offensive cast around him, he took the Patriots to the top of the AFC East, dethroning the Buffalo Bills in the process."
Drake Maye led the New England Patriots to the AFC East title in 2025 under coach Mike Vrabel. Maye delivered Pro-Bowl level production as a second-year quarterback, ranking among the league leaders in PFF grade and limiting turnover-worthy plays. Matthew Stafford captured PFF MVP and Best Passer honors, but comparisons emphasize Stafford's stronger supporting cast versus Maye's comparatively limited offensive personnel. The PFF award recognized Maye as Breakout Player of the Year, a designation the piece frames as insufficient given Maye's impact, efficiency, and the Patriots' turnaround.
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