GREENSBORO, N.C. - Drake Maye has been voted ACC Preseason Player of the Year, while a trio of Tar Heels have been named to the 2023 All-ACC Preseason Football Team announced on Wednesday. Maye is joined by Nagurski Trophy watch list member Cedric Gray and newcomer Tez Walker on the preseason all-conference squad.
In 2022, Maye completed 342-of-517 passes (66.2%) for 4,321 yards and 38 TDs, while rushing for 698 yards and seven TDs. Maye became just the sixth QB since 2010 to post 4,000 pass yards, 35 pass TDs, 650 rush yards and seven rush TDs in a season joining Kyler Murray (2018), DeShaun Watson (2015, '16), Marcus Mariota (2014), Johnny Manziel (2013) and Robert Griffin III (2011).