FOXBORO — It’s not always going to be pretty for Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye.

And on Monday, in Maye’s first padded practice of his NFL career, it was downright ugly at times.

Maye completed just three passes on 11 attempts in 19 snaps. He was sacked twice and threw an interception in 7-on-7 drills.

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Meanwhile, current Patriots starter Jacoby Brissett only further solidified his standing by going 13-of-16 with two deep completions to wide receiver Tyquan Thornton and one to rookie wideout Javon Baker.

Veteran wide receiver K.J. Osborn has enjoyed working with both QBs.

“It’s been pretty cool,” Osborn said. “I’ve worked with Jacoby in the past. We worked all offseason long in Miami, so we’ve created a really, really good chemistry that we’ve seen carry over to here on the field.

“Drake, we worked in Miami once, as well. We’ve been working here in OTAs, seeing him come along. He’s got a lot on his plate. It’s living up to that third (overall) pick, things like that. He’s got a lot on his plate. I try to give him space and talk to him when we hit on plays. And if we don’t we’re practicing after practice and developing that chemistry as we go. Super impressive by him, his smarts and his love for the game, as well.”

Maye was the last quarterback to take the practice field, walking up the steps from the Gillette Stadium facility to the left practice field at 10:54 before Monday’s 11 a.m. practice start time.

Maye warmed up with a staffer before the entire team began their stretching period.

Quarterbacks joined the offensive line, tight end Hunter Henry and running back Rhamondre Stevenson for an offense-on-offense walk-through before breaking off to throw into nets. Brissett, Bailey Zappe and Maye were all 1-of-3 throwing into the net. Rookie Joe Milton III was 2-of-3.

Quarterbacks then went through their usual cycle, throwing to staffers for one period, handing off and throwing to running backs, throwing to tight ends and finally throwing to wide receivers.

Maye completed passes on air in that period to Javon Baker, Kayshon Boutte, Ja’Lynn Polk, Thornton, Kawaan Baker and David Wallis.

Skill players on both sides of the ball then met for 7-on-7s. Brissett started off the period by going 4-of-6. His best throw came on a deep ball that Thornton caught over his shoulder against cornerback Marco Wilson. He completed an intermediate pass to Henry over the middle but missed on a deep ball to Javon Baker and to Henry when he threw out of in front of the tight end on a crossing route.

Maye was 2-of-6 in the lone 7-on-7 period, throwing behind tight end La’Michael Pettway before hitting tight end Jacob Warren on a stop route. His third pass was on a shallow out to Mitchell Wilcox that was thrown behind the veteran tight end and tipped and intercepted by safety Kyle Dugger. Maye hit Boutte in the flat but was high to Kawaan Baker on a crossing route and threw to no-mans-land on his final attempt with Wallis closest to the area.

The Patriots went run-heavy with the pads on in their first 11-on-11s. Brissett was 2-of-2, completing a play-action pass to tight end Austin Hooper in the flat and to Polk on a screen.

Maye handed off three times before taking a sack from outside linebacker Oshane Ximines. Milton handed off to running back Kevin Harris before botching a handoff. Zappe entered to hand off to Hasty before Milton returned to complete a pass in the flat to Hasty and hand off to rookie running back Terrell Jennings.

The Patriots ran a ball security drill, then the QBs threw to staffers during a special teams period.

In the final set of 11-on-11s, Brissett was 4-of-4 in his first turn but took two sacks. Among his completions, he hit Henry on an intermediate crosser and stepped up in pressure to complete another intermediate pass to Polk.

Maye was 1-of-4 in his next turn, completing a shallow pass to Javon Baker. He threw wide on a drop by Wilcox. The ball slipped out of his hands on his third attempt, and he threw the ball away under pressure on his fourth dropback.

Zappe went 2-of-4 before giving way to Brissett, who was 3-of-4. He threw slightly shallow to Javon Baker, but the rookie wideout leaped over cornerback Alex Austin and safety Jaylinn Hawkins for a highlight-reel catch. After a handoff to Stevenson, starting tackles Caedan Wallace and Chukwuma Okorafor ran laps for a false start. Brissett was incomplete on a crossing route by Polk but then hit Thornton on another deep over-the-shoulder catch in his final competitive throw of practice.

Maye was 0-of-1 in his final period. He threw out in front of Wilcox with linebacker Christian Elliss in tight coverage. After a pitch to Hasty and a handoff to Kevin Harris, Maye took a sack in his final dropback.

Milton finished things up going 3-of-4, but during his period the entire offense took a lap around the goalpost and huddled. Head coach Jerod Mayo told the offense they weren’t playing up to the team’s standard.

Mayo said before practice that the team was hopeful to have it’s starting offensive line sorted out by the team’s third preseason game on Aug. 25. If the quarterback battle is given the same leash, then Maye has plenty of time to catch up to Brissett. But Monday marked the first practice when there was a clear delineation between the two quarterbacks’ performances.

Maye does continue to impress his teammates on and off the field.

“Big arm, athletic, talented, good guy, good work-ethic, he’s got the right mindset,” Hooper said after practice. “I think we’re all just very happy with how committed he is and how hard he’s working. We’re all rooting for our teammates as we should.”