Start Drake Maye or Jordan Love? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Drake Maye over Jordan Love

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at CHI

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Market projects: 19.6; fantasy pts
CHI D vs QB: 17.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 6

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 18.2; fantasy pts
DET D vs QB: 28.0; most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jordan Love 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), Jordan Love 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jordan Love, 19.6 to 18.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Drake Maye over Jordan Love in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.6 points and Jordan Love at 18.2, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Jordan Love at 152.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.6 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 249 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 30 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 278 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7, 7 and 8 market sources).

That puts Drake Maye 1.4 points ahead of Jordan Love on the market 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.

Jordan Love and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 320 yards and 2.8 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.6 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Jordan Love 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, Jordan Love played 99 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 3 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 53 passes for 312 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 4 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown 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.

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 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 Jordan Love 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), Jordan Love 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jordan Love, 19.6 to 18.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Jordan Love?
No. Keep Drake Maye: he projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games), Jordan Love 160 (16.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Jordan Love, 19.6 to 18.2 projected PPR points.