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Start Drake Maye or C.J. Stroud? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

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Start Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at DET

Market projects
19.7
fantasy pts
DET D vs QB
25.5
most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
90 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9
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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
17.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB
14.8
8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Drake Maye for C.J. Stroud?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 129 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 7 games) and C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.7 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.4, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (17.8 and 16.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and C.J. Stroud at 185.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.7 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 263 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 13, 12 and 12 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 17.8 and 16.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Drake Maye 2.3 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on these 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.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 9 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 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.

C.J. Stroud 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, C.J. Stroud played 98 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 304 times and threw an average of 9.7 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 7 against NYG: 61 of 61 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 9 against LAC: 62 of 70 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 20 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, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 C.J. Stroud?

    Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 129 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.4 a game over 7 games) and C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud.

  • Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Drake Maye?

    Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and Drake Maye 129 (18.4 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud.

Week 10 on the board

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