"Maye is looking to join Peyton and Eli Manning as the only quarterbacks drafted in the top nine of the last 36 drafts to win a Super Bowl with the team he debuted with as a pro. Peyton Manning won it all in his ninth season with Indianapolis and Eli Manning in his fourth with the New York Giants after being acquired in a draft-day trade from San Diego."
"While Maye's success has been immediate, Darnold's has been anything but. Picked third by the New York Jets in 2018, Darnold struggled during his first three seasons before being traded to Carolina. He then spent two nondescript in and out of the starting lineup with the Panthers, before going to San Francisco as a backup in 2023."
Drake Maye rose quickly to a Super Bowl as a top-three draft pick and aims to join elite quarterbacks who won titles early with their debut teams. Peyton and Eli Manning represent rare top-nine picks who won Super Bowls with their original teams; only two other top-nine picks since 1990 have done so. Maye seeks to match quarterbacks who won titles within their first two seasons with a team. Sam Darnold entered the NFL as the No. 3 pick in 2018, struggled, moved through multiple teams, served as a 2023 backup in San Francisco, then restarted his career with starting roles leading to consecutive 14-win regular seasons.
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