Drake Maye saw action in 13 contests as a rookie in 2024, and along the way was sacked 34 times. As a sophomore, it took him only nine games to match that total: the second most-sacked quarterback in football through Week 9, Maye has been taken down 34 times already this year.

This puts him on pace for 64 sacks on the season, which would be the team’s highest total since the foursome of Hugh Millen, Scott Zolak, Tom Hodson and Jeff Carlson was taken down 65 combined times during the 1992 season. Needless to say, that is not company Maye would aspire to be in.

However, the high sack total stands in contrast to the pressure Maye has faced. While second in sacks and sack percentage (11.8%), he is ranked ninth among the most pressured passers in the NFL (37.8%). So, where does the disconnect

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