{"id":6710,"date":"2017-04-12T17:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com?p=6710&preview=true&preview_id=6710"},"modified":"2017-03-30T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T23:04:49","slug":"marcus-maye-2017-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2017\/04\/12\/marcus-maye-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Maye 2017 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong>
\nPosition<\/strong>: Safety
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’0″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 210 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Florida Gators<\/p>\n

Marcus Maye 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

The Florida Gators secondary lost two first round picks in the 2016 NFL Draft, but somehow have three more high caliber players this year. Marcus Maye will join Quincy Wilson<\/a><\/strong> and Teez Tabor<\/strong><\/a> this year along with Keanu Neal<\/a><\/strong> and Vernon Hargreaves<\/a><\/strong> of the year before as the stud secondary of the Gators finds it way across the NFL.<\/p>\n

Coming out of high school in his home state of Florida, Maye was a four-star recruit. He came out as the 13th rated player in the state and fifth-ranked safety across the country. Maye played a lot of special teams as a freshman but still did see the field at times. He recorded 16 tackles, one for loss and added an interception.<\/p>\n

As a sophomore, he started to see more defensive playing time. In 11 games, Maye put up 62 tackles, three for loss and added another interception. His junior season was likely his best. Maye recorded 77 tackles and added two interceptions and six passes defended. He was an All-SEC player and was also named to the All-American team.<\/p>\n

Maye came back for his senior year, and while it was another successful season, it ended on a sour note. He recorded 50 tackles in nine games but missed the Gators last four games with a broken arm. Still, his reputation and beginning to his year had him named to the second team All-SEC. The injury has sidelined him for most of the draft process, but he recently put in a workout at his Pro Day that had NFL scouts buzzing.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n