The Patriots spent seven of their eight picks in the 2024 NFL Draft on offensive players, but quarterback Drake Maye has been the team’s only consistent contributor through 12 weeks of the season. Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt called Maye an “anomaly” among his class because he’s “playing high level for a rookie quarterback.

The New England Patriots’ rookie class has not gotten off to the start many would have hoped. That is beyond No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye, who has been overall impressive in his first career seven starts.