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Drake Maye outplays Caleb Williams in showdown between rookie QBs

Drake Maye’s primary focus entering Week 10 against the Chicago Bears was righting the ship after a disheartening overtime loss to the Titans.

But the 22-year-old rookie QB was candid when asked about the added motivation of facing off against one of the two signal-callers taken ahead of him in the 2024 NFL Draft in Caleb Williams.

“Really with Caleb, I’ve seen him since high school,” Maye said on Wednesday at Gillette “We’d go to the same camps. We were at the Elite 11 (camp) with each other. We got some college visits together. … Any time you’re going against a rookie quarterback in the same class, or any quarterback in your class in general, it’s a little extra.