Start Drake Maye or Josh Allen? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Josh Allen over Drake Maye in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Josh Allen at 24.5 points and Drake Maye at 19.4, a gap of 5.1. 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 Josh Allen at ADP 33 and Drake Maye at 50.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 24.5 fantasy points for Josh Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

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

That puts Josh Allen 5.1 points ahead of Drake Maye on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Josh Allen and BUF host DET on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

DET allowed 25.2 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns against DET, with 2 interceptions.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Josh Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Josh Allen is not on the injury report.

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Josh Allen played 100 percent of BUF snaps, dropped back 32 times and threw an average of 13.2 air yards per attempt.

Josh Allen, Week 1 against HOU: 58 of 58 snaps, 20 of 29 passes for 334 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 24 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Josh Allen played 17 games for BUF and scored 374.6 PPR points, 22.0 a game, finishing QB1.

He completed 319 of 460 passes for 3668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 112 times for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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

Josh Allen, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Josh Allen, Week 17 of 2025 against PHI: 76 of 76 snaps, 23 of 35 passes for 262 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 27 yards, 23.2 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Josh Allen over Joe Burrow.
• Start Josh Allen over Justin Herbert.
• Start Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson.
• Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott.
• Start Drake Maye over Joe Burrow.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Drake Maye.