CHAPEL HILL – University of North Carolina QB Drake Maye has been named Freshman Player of the Year presented by Chris Doering Mortgage, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Thursday. A redshirt freshman, Maye was also named a member of the FWAA Freshman All-America team. He has already claimed ACC Player of the Year and the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year award.
In addition to those honors, Maye earned ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year. He is only the second player in the conference's history to sweep all four individual league honors, joining Jameis Winston, who did it in 2013, and is only the second freshman to be named Player of the Year in ACC history.