Training camp stock watch: Maye and Brissett continue to trend in opposite directions Originally published on NBC Sports Boston

FOXBORO – It’s game week. Sort of.

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said Wednesday that the team will prepare for its preseason game Sunday night against the Washington Commanders by conducting three practices this week, in a similar manner to how practices are approached during regular-season game weeks.

But it’s a “hybrid week,” Mayo said. That means player evaluations are ongoing as Mayo and Eliot Wolf prepare to assemble their first active 53-man roster. And those evaluations will include the quarterback spot, which hasn’t yet had a decision made on the starting spot, Mayo said. That should happen by Monday night or Tuesday, Mayo said.

It looks like the Patriots are leaning in a certain direction with their upcoming quarterback decision. We’ll cover that in our latest edition of Stock Watch…

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Drake Maye, quarterback

The rookie quarterback continues to point in the right direction. Over the last two weeks, Maye has looked like the most determined and accurate quarterback on the Patriots roster.

He played just three times with center David Andrews on Wednesday, but that was a change since he hasn’t played competitive snaps with the starting offensive line in practice. (He has worked with Andrews and other starters in preseason games.)

And it wasn’t just his effort in practice that was notable. His play was rock solid, completing his first six passes of the contest and his next two passes hitting the hands of his intended targets before falling incomplete. A deep throw from Maye bounced off DeMario Douglas’ gloves. That was perhaps his best throw of the day, in part because he had to catch a bad snap from backup center Nick Leverett before he could see over the defense.

A shorter throw bounced off Jaheim Bell’s hands before bouncing off the turf. He made 6 of 8 throws in the contest and had one sack.

Caedan Wallace, offensive tackle

Vederian Lowe — the team’s top left tackle for most of training camp — left the session with what appeared to reporters in attendance to be an upper-body injury. Wallace stepped in and seemed to hold up well. He also did better in a one-on-one matchup against Anfernee Jennings and later made short work of rookie edge rusher Jotham Russell.

If Lowe is out, Wallace seems to be the first choice as a replacement.

Joey Slye, kicker

The kicking competition could have effectively ended on Wednesday. Slye hit all four of his kicks from 35, 42, 49 and 51 yards. Chad Ryland (who we’ll get to later) is trending in the opposite direction.

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Jacoby Brissett, quarterback

The veteran’s first pass in 11-on-11 play against the scout team defense was short and intercepted relatively easily by rookie reserve corner Marcellas Dial. On Brissett’s final competitive throw of the practice, he attempted a pass to Javon Baker in the crowded middle of the field that was broken up (and probably should have been intercepted) by safety AJ Thomas.

Overall, Brissett went 3 of 6 with a pick and a sack.

Vederian Lowe, offensive tackle

Lowe’s absence could, as mentioned above, lead to Wallace getting more work, but his absence could also lead to a reshuffle that would see Mike Onwenu move into the starting lineup at right tackle, Chukwuma Okorafor at left tackle and Layden Robinson at right guard.

Robinson has impressed lately and Mayo said of the fourth-round pick on Wednesday: “He’s been here for a couple of weeks in a row.”

Robinson has been used several times for the first team in recent weeks and has temporarily filled in for left guard Sidy Sow.

Chad Ryland, footballer

Ryland made his 32-yard attempt on Wednesday, but missed the next three. According to Mike Reiss of ESPNRyland now trails Slye in the number of competitive kicks made over the summer, having made 36 of his 47 attempts. Slye, on the other hand, has made 40 of his 48 attempts, according to Reiss.