Should I drop Drake Maye for Bryce Young?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

Start Drake Maye or Bryce Young? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Drake Maye over Bryce Young

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 19.5; fantasy pts
CHI D vs QB: 18.4; 15th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 18.1; fantasy pts
TB D vs QB: 15.3; 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Bryce Young for Drake Maye?

Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games) and Drake Maye 185 (18.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Drake Maye over Bryce Young in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.5 points and Bryce Young at 18.1, a gap of 1.4. 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 19.5 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 250 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 30 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 253 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (10, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Drake Maye 1.4 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

CHI allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 228 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against CHI, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against TB, with an interception 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 7

Through Week 6, Drake Maye played 97 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: 68 of 68 snaps, 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 25 yards.

Through Week 6, Bryce Young played 97 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 2 against ATL: 62 of 66 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

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.

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 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 Bryce Young for Drake Maye?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 182 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 11 games) and Drake Maye 185 (18.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Bryce Young, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.