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Start Drake Maye or C.J. Stroud? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · vs GB

Market projects
18.5
fantasy pts
GB D vs QB
14.3
5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
97%
Through Week 8
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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
17.2
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs QB
15.2
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 7

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

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 18.5 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.2, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 17.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (16.7 and 17.8); 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 18.5 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 230 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (10, 11, 10 and 6 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 17.8 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 17.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Drake Maye 1.3 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Drake Maye and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 14.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 15.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 216 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAC, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, C.J. Stroud 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 9

Through Week 8, Drake Maye played 97 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 275 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.

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.

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: 16 of 20 passes for 199 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 7 yards.

Through Week 7, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 9.3 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

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.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 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 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Drake Maye 148 (18.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Drake Maye over C.J. Stroud.

Week 8 on the board

Elsewhere on the board