Start Drake Maye or Aaron Rodgers? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Drake Maye over Aaron Rodgers

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at CHI

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Market projects: 19.6; fantasy pts
CHI D vs QB: 17.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 6

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 17.1; 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Drake Maye?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Aaron Rodgers, 19.6 to 15.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Drake Maye over Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.6 points and Aaron Rodgers at 15.3, a gap of 4.3. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 232 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7, 7, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 19.6 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 249 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 30 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Drake Maye 4.3 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Aaron Rodgers and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 17.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 228 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.2 interceptions.

Drake Maye and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CHI, with 0.6 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Drake Maye has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Aaron Rodgers played 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 252 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 3 against CIN: 62 of 62 snaps, 19 of 33 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 12 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 4 against CLE: 72 of 72 snaps, 22 of 40 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 5 against IND: 58 of 60 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 6 against TB: 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Through Week 6, Drake Maye played 96 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 214 times and threw an average of 9.0 air yards per attempt.

Drake Maye, Week 3 against JAX: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 4 against BUF: 76 of 76 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 269 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 56 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 5 against LV: 75 of 75 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 374 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 29 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 6 against NYJ: 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 25 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Drake Maye played 17 games for NE and scored 360.0 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing QB2.

He completed 354 of 492 passes for 4394 yards, 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 103 times for 450 yards and 4 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Drake Maye?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Aaron Rodgers, 19.6 to 15.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Drake Maye: he projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Aaron Rodgers 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Aaron Rodgers, 19.6 to 15.3 projected PPR points.