[4] Maye attended and played high school football at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.

[7] Maye received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but opted to not perform drills and wait until his pro day.

[20] He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the New York Jets season-opener at the Buffalo Bills and recorded seven combined tackles during a 21–12 loss.

[24] Maye finished his rookie season in 2017 with 79 combined tackles (57 solo), two pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 starts.

[25] Maye missed the first three games of 2018 due to a foot injury, but returned in Week 4 as the Jets starting free safety.

[32] In week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Maye recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Devlin Hodges late in the fourth quarter to seal a 16–10 Jets' win.

[35] In Week 6 against the Dolphins, Maye recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Ryan Fitzpatrick by placing the ball between his hand and his backside during the 24–0 loss.

[36] In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Maye forced a fumble on wide receiver Keenan Allen at the goal line which was recovered by teammate Ashtyn Davis during the 34–28 loss.

[44] On September 20, 2023, Maye was suspended for three games in response to a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.

[51] On October 4, 2021, it was announced that Maye was facing charges in a DUI arrest and car crash that occurred back in February 2021.

[52] On September 1, 2022, Maye was arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm and was booked into Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Louisiana.

Cops say Maye was driving a black SUV when he was accused of pointing a gun at a car full of "several juvenile females".