Start Drake Maye or Dak Prescott? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Dak Prescott over Drake Maye in Week 1.

Drake Maye is priced by the books at 2.6 projected points and Dak Prescott is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 67 and Drake Maye at 51.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 2.6 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 33 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Dak Prescott in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Drake Maye and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 12.8 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 178 yards and a touchdown against SEA, with 3 interceptions.

Dak Prescott and DAL visit NYG.

NYG allowed 15.4 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns against NYG, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake Maye was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Dak Prescott was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Drake Maye, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 14 of 18 passes for 191 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 41 yards, 15.7 PPR points.

Drake Maye, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 52 of 66 snaps, 19 of 21 passes for 256 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 22 yards, 32.4 PPR points.

Drake Maye, Week 16 of 2025 against BAL: 74 of 74 snaps, 31 of 44 passes for 380 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 10 carries for 25 yards, 24.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.

He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Dak Prescott, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 7 of 11 passes for 70 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -1 yards, 0.7 PPR points.

Dak Prescott, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 92 of 92 snaps, 19 of 37 passes for 307 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 24 yards, 22.7 PPR points.

Dak Prescott, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 53 of 58 snaps, 21 of 30 passes for 244 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 14 yards, 19.2 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Dak Prescott scored 15.4 PPR points and Drake Maye scored 12.8.

The call was right: Dak Prescott outscored Drake Maye by 2.6.

Dak Prescott, Week 1 against NYG: 58 of 58 snaps, 22 of 34 passes for 175 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards, 15.4 PPR points.

Dak Prescott finished as the week's QB19 in PPR scoring.

Drake Maye finished 10.2 points above the 2.6 the props implied.

Drake Maye, Week 1 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 178 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, 7 carries for 47 yards, 12.8 PPR points.

Drake Maye finished as the week's QB23 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Joe Burrow over Drake Maye.
• Start Drake Maye over Josh Allen.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Drake Maye.
• Start Dak Prescott over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Dak Prescott.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.