Should I drop Jared Goff for Drake Maye?

Not on these numbers alone. Jared Goff projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Drake Maye 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Drake Maye over Jared Goff.

Start Jared Goff or Drake Maye? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Drake Maye over Jared Goff

Maye projects lower, 18.4 to 18.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 50 for Maye, 106 for Goff.

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 18.4; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs QB: 20.3; 7th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 7

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Jared Goff

QB · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 18.6; fantasy pts
MIN D vs QB: 8.8; fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 25 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Drake Maye for Jared Goff?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 9 games) and Jared Goff 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Drake Maye over Jared Goff.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Drake Maye over Jared Goff in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 18.4 points and Jared Goff at 18.6, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drake Maye still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 50 against 106, and that outweighs a gap this size. Jared Goff's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Drake Maye this week yet, so his 18.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.8, 19.1 and 19.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.6 fantasy points for Jared Goff, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jared Goff is 267 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (10, 12 and 12 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Drake Maye yet. His market-based projections were 16.8, 19.1 and 19.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jared Goff 0.2 points ahead of Drake Maye on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jared Goff and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 8.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 181 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Drake Maye and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 20.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 236 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against MIA, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Jared Goff is not on the injury report.

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 7 against GB: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Drake Maye played 97 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

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: 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Drake Maye for Jared Goff?
Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 9 games) and Jared Goff 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Drake Maye over Jared Goff.
Should I drop Jared Goff for Drake Maye?
Not on these numbers alone. Jared Goff projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Drake Maye 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Drake Maye over Jared Goff.