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Start Drake Maye or Bryce Young? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 7:41 PM ET.

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Start Drake Maye over Bryce Young

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at DET

Market projects
19.4
fantasy pts
DET D vs QB
25.5
most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
89 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9
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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at NO

Market projects
18.1
fantasy pts
NO D vs QB
18.4
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
81 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Drake Maye for Bryce Young?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 7 games) and Bryce Young 135 (16.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.4 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Drake Maye over Bryce Young in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.4 points and Bryce Young at 18.1, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Bryce Young's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.4 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 261 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (14, 15, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 249 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (6, 7 and 6 market sources).

That puts Drake Maye 1.3 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Drake Maye and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 25.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 298 yards and 2.6 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Drake Maye played 96 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 318 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Drake Maye, Week 6 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 25 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 7 against CHI: 54 of 54 snaps, 24 of 30 passes for 321 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 26 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 8 against MIA: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 20 passes for 199 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 7 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 9 against GB: 51 of 63 snaps, 21 of 38 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 1 carry for 3 yards.

Through Week 9, Bryce Young played 96 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 339 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 8 against GB: 73 of 73 snaps, 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 9 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 39 passes for 276 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Drake Maye for Bryce Young?

    Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 7 games) and Bryce Young 135 (16.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.4 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Drake Maye?

    Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 8 games) and Drake Maye 130 (18.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.4 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

Week 10 on the board

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