Start Drake Maye or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 20.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs QB: 17.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 6

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Drake Maye?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 20.2 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.7, a gap of 3.5. No player market is posted for Drake Maye this week yet, so his 20.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (23.6 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (15.6 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Drake Maye yet. His market-based projections were 23.6 and 16.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 20.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.6 and 17.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Drake Maye 3.5 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Drake Maye and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CHI, with 0.6 interceptions.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Drake Maye has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Drake Maye played 96 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 214 times and threw an average of 9.0 air yards per attempt.

Drake Maye, Week 3 against JAX: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 4 against BUF: 76 of 76 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 269 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 56 yards.

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: 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 25 yards.

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries 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, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Drake Maye?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Drake Maye: he projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett.