Terry McLaurin or Drake Maye: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM ET
The board takes Terry McLaurin first, 2 spots ahead of Drake Maye. That crosses a tier break, tier 5 to tier 2, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Terry McLaurin. If your WR room is full and you need a QB, Drake Maye is one line down.
Terry McLaurin
WR24 · WAS · bye 7
- Overall rank
- 48
- Draft pick
- 4.12 (ADP 47.6 overall)
- Tier
- 5
Drake Maye
QB2 · NE · bye 11
- Overall rank
- 50
- Draft pick
- 5.02 (ADP 50.4 overall)
- Tier
- 2
The gap
- Spots apart on the board2
- Pick difference2.8 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 5 and tier 2
- Board size283 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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