When New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye originally committed to the University of Alabama in 2019, he quickly got to work before enrollment with one of his potential wide receivers: Javon Baker.
But Maye and Baker never took the field together for the Crimson Tide, as the QB eventually flipped his commitment to the University of North Carolina. Over five years later, the two will finally reunite in New England after the Patriots selected Baker with the 110th overall pick — two days after drafting Maye in the first-round.
“When Drake Maye was committed to ‘Bama at first, we always used to practice and throw around.