Start Drake Maye or Dak Prescott? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Drake Maye at 19.4 points and Dak Prescott at 17.6, a gap of 1.8. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Dak Prescott at 69.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 19.4 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 17.6 fantasy points for Dak Prescott, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Drake Maye 1.8 points ahead of Dak Prescott on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Drake Maye and NE host PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 7.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 143 yards and a touchdown against PIT, with 2 interceptions.

Dak Prescott and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 24.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns against WAS, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott 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 2

Through Week 1, Drake Maye played 100 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 42 times and threw an average of 6.7 air yards per attempt.

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.

Through Week 1, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 36 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

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