Start Josh Allen or Drake Maye? Week 8

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

Start Josh Allen over Drake Maye

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Josh Allen

QB · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 23.2; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs QB: 17.3; 16th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Drake Maye for Josh Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Drake Maye 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Drake Maye.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Josh Allen over Drake Maye in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Josh Allen at 23.2 points and Drake Maye at 18.4, a gap of 4.8. No player market is posted for Josh Allen this week yet, so his 23.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (22.9 and 23.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Josh Allen at ADP 23 and Drake Maye at 50.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Josh Allen yet. His market-based projections were 22.9 and 23.6 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 23.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Josh Allen is 0.8 touchdowns (8 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 Josh Allen 4.8 points ahead of Drake Maye on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Josh Allen and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against BAL, with 0.4 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

Josh Allen is not on the injury report.

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Josh Allen played 100 percent of BUF snaps, dropped back 200 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.

Josh Allen, Week 3 against LAC: 66 of 66 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 7 carries for 23 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 4 against NE: 59 of 59 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 253 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 4 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 5 against LAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 10 carries for 121 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 6 against LV: 68 of 68 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 255 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 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, 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.

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 Josh Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Drake Maye 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Drake Maye.
Should I drop Josh Allen for Drake Maye?
No. Keep Josh Allen: he projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Drake Maye 167 (18.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Drake Maye.