Marcus Maye
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Born: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | March 9, 1993||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Melbourne, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Florida (2012–2016) | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Marcus Maye (born March 9, 1993) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He previously played for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Florida. Maye is a native of Melbourne, Florida.[1] Maye has been praised for his versatility[2][3] and was selected first-team All-American by USA Today.[4]
Early years
Maye attended and played high school football at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.[5]
College career
Maye played
Collegiate statistics
Marcus Maye | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | Solo | Ast | Comb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | 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 | 40 | 121 | 84 | 205 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
Professional career
Prr-draft
Maye received an invitation to the
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Marcus Maye's NFL combine workout |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
210 lb (95 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 | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | ||
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New York Jets
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2017
The
On May 23, 2017, the Jets signed Maye to a four-year, $6.55 million contract with $3.66 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.90 million.[17][18]
He entered training camp competing against Jamal Adams and Calvin Pryor to be one of the starting safeties.[19] Head coach Todd Bowles named Maye the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Jamal Adams.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] In Week 15, Maye made a season-high tying seven combined tackles during a 31–19 loss at the New Orleans Saints.[24] Maye finished his rookie season in 2017 with 79 combined tackles (57 solo), two pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 starts.[25]
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.
2019
Maye changed his number from 26 to 20 to accommodate the signing of Le'Veon Bell.[32] 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.[33] In the 2019 season, Maye started in all 16 games. He finished with 65 total tackles, one interception, and seven passes defended.[34]
2020
During Week 1 against the 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.[35] In Week 6 against the 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.[36] 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.[37] In the 2020 season, he started in all 16 games. He finished with two sacks, 88 total tackles, two interceptions, 11 passes defended, and two forced fumbles.[38]
2021
The Jets placed the franchise tag on Maye on March 9, 2021.[39] He signed the one-year tender on March 22, 2021.[40] On November 9, 2021, Maye was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn Achilles in Week 9.[41]
New Orleans Saints
On March 16, 2022, the New Orleans Saints signed Maye to a three-year, $28.5 million contract.[42][43] In the 2022 season, he appeared in and started in ten games. He finished with 60 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.[44]
On September 20, 2023, Maye was suspended for three games in response to a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.[45] He was placed on injured reserve on December 6.[46]
On February 29, 2024, Maye was released by the Saints.[47]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2017 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NYJ | 6 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 104.0 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 2.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | NYJ | 6 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | NO | 10 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | NO | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 77 | 77 | 409 | 288 | 121 | 4.5 | 28 | 8 | 153 | 19.1 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Legal issues
On October 4, 2021, it was announced that Maye was facing charges in a DUI arrest and car crash that occurred back in February 2021.[48]
On September 1, 2022, Maye was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm and was booked into Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana. He was released from jail after posting a $30,000 bond. The incident occurred due to a road rage incident. Cops say Maye was driving a black SUV when he was accused of pointing a gun at a car full of "several juvenile females". Local bystanders were able to subdue Maye until officers responded.[49]
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