Social media reacts to Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels comparison debate
College football regular season has officially ended, cranking up debates surrounding who NFL teams should draft over their counterparts.
One debate that had social media in a frenzy Thursday was between UNC quarterback Drake Maye and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. The debate was started on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) by user @the1_KD3x, who sent out a side-by-side ESPN comparison of the two quarterbacks. He captioned the post with, “No way this is being debated rn (right now)…”
The post went viral, garnering over 2 million views in less than 24 hours, sparking debates on college players transitioning to pros and if the stats are misleading between the two due to team differences. Daniels is a favorite to win the Heisman, while Maye has a chance to be the first quarterback taken off the board in the upcoming NFL draft.
The comparison was a unique one and brought out some great reactions. Let’s look at how social media reacted to the Daniels vs Maye debate.
No way this is being debated rn…. pic.twitter.com/QzeHHz7yDb
— KD3x⚜️ (@the1_KD3x) December 7, 2023
The Patriots-Steelers game that is currently being touted the worst QB matchup of the year features a guy who threw 62 touchdowns in his senior year of college. College stats are fugazi. https://t.co/aNKkyplIr6
— karan (@905Kar) December 8, 2023
Whenever you see 2 screenshots of an ESPN box score it’s a bad take 100% of the time https://t.co/PG58KVqpvG
— James Foster (@NoFlagsFilm) December 8, 2023
Maye threw for 4300 38/7 as a 20yr old RS sophmore like yall can't be fr man https://t.co/DmVDny8dD5
— . (@4Cobey) December 7, 2023
Box score scouting just as worse as helmet scouting https://t.co/WL4bO3s0rW pic.twitter.com/Jd0tzSXfEz
— ً (@Dubsln4) December 7, 2023
ESPN Stats https://t.co/BMKSXDpXe5 pic.twitter.com/rkkgh3YOLy
— d (@DAR0NPAYNE) December 8, 2023
There's nothing more casual than postin ESPN screenshot stats https://t.co/AfLqTjSlwL
— just Dallin (@Delhome17) December 8, 2023
This encapsulates twitter sports debates https://t.co/hTHs1wNtXz pic.twitter.com/WFpi7sG4Ou
— Derek Mountain (@DerekMountain) December 8, 2023
if we based everything of stats alone bailey zappe goes first round https://t.co/Y25WBhLKEE
— i❤️🔥Za (@glagIaboom) December 7, 2023
Maye was in a new system + NCAA ruled his WR1 ineligible and missed half the season.
Context matters. https://t.co/zqml6WZlJq
— Marley (@marleyfoprez) December 8, 2023
Daniels also has 1100 rushing yards and 10 TDs 😭the jump he made between this year and last year is crazy but he is in year 5. Literally been in college the same amount of time as Bo Nix https://t.co/8TP3T3PoEf
— Guru 🩶 (@tayvo_g) December 8, 2023
This how folks end up with Gardner Minshew as they starting QB https://t.co/YQRauHQ1CQ
— Halle Bailey #1 Fan (@TurtLaFlare) December 7, 2023
U think Zappe should’ve been the first overall pick? https://t.co/kdl06tH8zT
— Reech (@justinreech) December 7, 2023
If you look at stats to judge prospects you’re doing it wrong
Traits are the only thing that really matter https://t.co/2dFWzY79KT— Jahan Dotson Stan (@SportsKingEvan) December 8, 2023
College QB stats never tell the full story for prospects. Josh Allen had 16 touchdown passes his senior year. https://t.co/W8r2Zm6lfk
— Ford Edge Revuelto Roadster (@PrinceOfPEDs) December 8, 2023
His stats better than Caleb.. you taking him over him as well or you jus wanna use these instead of games https://t.co/v0Ki2rTG9K
— Rust 𖣘 (@wustdontmiss) December 7, 2023
Comparing college stats to determine NFL talent is crazy. Maye got a better arm, more accurate, faster release, better pocket presence, and can go through progressions quicker than Daniels… oh and he’s 2 years younger. https://t.co/p5kaYjJLfo
— M&HD 🥷⚜️ (@hennyhouston) December 8, 2023
For Heisman it's Jayden. But numbers don't always mean good nfl. Drake is still the better nfl prospect and I love JD5 https://t.co/Ay08xqbX8G
— Time for Dennis Allen to GOOO (@ThatBoyKlink) December 7, 2023
Jayden Daniels has a whole WR that could be drafted in the 1st 2 rounds and a better offensive line 😭 https://t.co/3yjjvGwxew
— Phil 🌟 (@Phxlly) December 7, 2023
That’s not how this works. Go look at Josh Allen’s college stats. They are horrible. You draft for traits and you try to project what you think they will be in the NFL. Sometimes you get Jalen hurts and Russell Wilson and sometimes you don’t. https://t.co/KRBnXylPve
— Vincent 🐺🏈 (@PlaycallVincent) December 7, 2023
Saints fans my favorite https://t.co/lUcr6ITgvT
— They Got Me (@PaulTweetsRIP) December 7, 2023
pic.twitter.com/IhnkjchcdD https://t.co/wNhOoHIMk6
— • (@kniznerfan) December 7, 2023
