Marcus Maye

Marcus Maye (born March 9, 1993) is an American football free safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida.[1] Maye is a native of Melbourne, Florida.[2] Maye has been praised for his versatility[3][4] and was selected first-team All-American by USA Today.[5]

Marcus Maye
Maye in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 20 – New York Jets
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993
Melbourne, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)
College:Florida
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:266
Sacks:2.5
Pass deflections:22
Interceptions:6
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Maye attended and played high school football at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.[6]

College career

Maye played college football at the University of Florida. He redshirted in 2012.[7] As a freshman in 2013, he played in 8 games, making 16 tackles and an interception. As a sophomore in 2014, he played 11 games with 62 tackles, 5 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, and an interception. As a junior in 2015, Maye played 12 games with 77 tackles, 4 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 interceptions. As a senior in 2016, he played 9 games with 50 tackles, a sack, and an interception.[8]

Collegiate statistics
Marcus Maye Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
2013 Florida SEC FR DB 8 11 5 16 1.0 0.0 1 30 30.0 0 0 0 0
2014 Florida SEC SO DB 11 38 24 62 3.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 0 5 0 2
2015 Florida SEC JR DB 12 43 34 77 1.0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 6 2 4
2016 Florida SEC SR DB 9 29 21 50 1.5 1.0 1 6 6.0 0 5 0 0
Career Florida 121 84 205 6.5 1.0 5 37 7.4 0 16 2 6

Professional career

Maye received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but opted to not perform drills and wait until his pro day. At Florida's Pro Day, he chose to perform all of the combine drills except the bench press and completed positional drills for team representatives and scouts. NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second round draft pick. He was ranked as the fourth best free safety in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, was ranked the seventh best safety by ESPN, and the eighth best safety by Sports Illustrated.[9][10]

External video
Marcus Maye's NFL combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 207 lb
(94 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.47 s 1.57 s 2.71 s 4.18 s 7.07 s 33 1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 DNP reps
All values from Florida State's Pro Day[11][12]

The New York Jets selected Maye in the second round (39th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the second safety selected by the Jets after they selected LSU's Jamal Adams sixth overall.[13][14][15]

External video
Jets select Marcus Maye 39th overall
Marcus Maye's NFL Draft Profile

2017

On May 23, 2017, the New York Jets signed Maye to a four-year, $6.55 million contract with $3.66 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.90 million.[16][17]

He entered training camp competing against Jamal Adams and Calvin Pryor to be one of the starting safeties.[18] Head coach Todd Bowles named Maye the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Jamal Adams.[19]

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the New York Jets' season-opener at the Buffalo Bills and recorded seven combined tackles during a 21–12 loss. In Week 5, Maye recorded four combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made his first career interception off a pass by quarterback Kevin Hogan in the Jets' 17–14 victory at the Cleveland Browns. On October 22, 2017, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, broke up a pass, and intercepted a pass attempt by Jay Cutler in the Jets' 31–28 loss at the Miami Dolphins. In Week 15, Maye made a season-high tying seven combined tackles during a 31–19 loss at the New Orleans Saints.[20] Maye finished his rookie season in 2017 with 79 combined tackles (57 solo), two pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 starts.[21]

2018

Maye missed the first three games of 2018 due to a foot injury, but returned in Week 4 as the Jets starting free safety. During Week 5 against the Denver Broncos, Maye intercepted Case Keenum and returned it 104 yards but was a yard shy of scoring a touchdown. Time expired anyhow and the Jets won 34-16. The interception set the NFL record for longest interception return without scoring a touchdown.[22][23] He then suffered a broken thumb the following week against the Indianapolis Colts and missed the next game. He returned in Week 8, playing in the next three games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills. He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2018, ending an injury-plagued season for Maye.[24][25]

2019
Maye in a game against the Washington Redskins

Maye changed his number from 26 to 20 to accommodate the signing of Le'Veon Bell. In week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Maye recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Devlin Hodges late in the fourth quarter to seal a 16–10 Jets' win. This was Maye's first interception of the season.[26]

2020

During Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, Maye recorded a team high 10 tackles, two sacks, two quarterback hits, two tackles for loss, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble as the Jets lost 17–27.[27] In Week 6 against the Miami Dolphins, Maye recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Ryan Fitzpatrick by placing the ball between his hand and his backside during the 24–0 loss.[28] In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Maye forced a fumble on wide receiver Keenan Allen at the goal line which was recovered by teammate Ashtyn Davis during the 34–28 loss.[29]

References
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  3. Orlando Sentinel (November 19, 2015). "UF free safety Marcus Maye may be Gators' most versatile playmaker". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  4. Nick de la Torre. "Marcus Maye puts Florida Gators before himself". GatorCountry.com.
  5. "USA TODAY Sports All-America college football teams". USA TODAY. December 8, 2015.
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  14. Mehta, Manish. "Jets picking safeties in first two rounds of NFL Draft makes no sense". NY Daily News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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  23. "Jets safety sets NFL record for longest no TD interception return and you have to see it". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  24. "Jets place S Marcus Maye on injured reserve". Jets Wire. USA Today. December 1, 2018.
  25. Allen, Eric (December 1, 2018). "Jets Place S Marcus Maye on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  26. "Bell, Jets damage Steelers' playoff hopes with 16-10 victory". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  27. https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=401220116
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