Start Drake Maye or Dak Prescott? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott

- Market projects
- 19.4
- fantasy pts
- DET D vs QB
- 25.5
- most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 96%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 17.7
- fantasy pts
- SF D vs QB
- 15.7
- 9th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Dak Prescott for Drake Maye?
Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 7 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 Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 17.7 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.4 points and Dak Prescott at 17.7, a gap of 1.7. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Dak Prescott at 64.
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 262 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 13, 12 and 12 market sources).
Player markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for Dak Prescott, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Dak Prescott is 266 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 9, 8 and 5 market sources).
That puts Drake Maye 1.7 points ahead of Dak Prescott 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.
Dak Prescott and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against SF, with 0.8 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.
Dak Prescott 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, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 368 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.
Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 8 against ARI: 74 of 74 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 21 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 9 against IND: 79 of 79 snaps, 21 of 34 passes for 335 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 2 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, 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.
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 Dak Prescott for Drake Maye?
Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 7 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 Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 17.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Dak Prescott?
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 Dak Prescott 128 (18.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 17.7 projected PPR points.
Week 10 on the board
- Is Drake Maye playing Week 10?
- Is Dak Prescott playing Week 10?
- Patriots depth chart
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- Week 10 QB rankings
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- Week 10 start or sit
- Week 10 waiver wire
- Week 10 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
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- Week 10 defense rankings