G&D opened up the audio vault on Wednesday, not 30 hours ahead of the NFL Draft, and listened to Drake Maye’s answer when asked today by Dan Patrick if he knows where he’s going Thursday night:
“I wish I did and I wish it was that easy; I think I'll know once I hear that phone ring…but I think I have an idea,” is what Maye said.
“Right away, all the people that like think Drake Maye is going to Washington go, ‘Adam Peters has already told him!’ and everybody else goes, ‘he knows it's Jaden Daniels to Washington so he’s going third to New England,’” Grant said. “Tin foil hat, though: if he thinks he has an idea, how could he know if it's not Washington? Third pick is New England, but there's a decent chance they trade back. There's also major reports right now that they're in on McCarthy who had the one-on-one dinner with Bob Kraft. Could he know where he's going if it's the third pick or beyond? When he says I think I know, is that Washington at number two? Like, ‘hey, man, everyone's gonna be saying crazy stuff for the next week, everyone's gonna think it's Jayden, keep your head down because we're calling your name.’”
“If anything, to me, this is what the agent is telling him. In other words, the agent, who's done this before and seen the ups and downs and the undulations and noise, has probably given him some assurances,” Danny replied. “For the sake of argument: it could be Washington at two, it could also be Minnesota who trades up with Arizona at four who ends up selecting you, and they're hot and heavy loving them some Drake Maye, so you're probably going four. And if not there and New England stays put at three and Daniels goes two, you can end up there. I think there's a pretty good idea who's got the steamies for ol’ Drake Maye.”
But is that what he’s saying?
“Is he possibly suggesting I think I have an idea, meaning I'm probably going second through fourth or is he saying I know what team I'm gonna end up on?” GP asked. “Where you're going is kind of specific, I would say. I think I have an idea where I'm gonna end up is what he said? That's real interesting.”