Start Lamar Jackson or Drake Maye? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Lamar Jackson over Drake Maye in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Lamar Jackson at 22.2 points and Drake Maye at 19.4, a gap of 2.9. 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 Lamar Jackson at ADP 57 and Drake Maye at 50.

What the books imply

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

Player prop markets imply 22.2 fantasy points for Lamar Jackson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Lamar Jackson 2.9 points ahead of Drake Maye on the books.

Week 2 matchups

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.

Lamar Jackson and BAL host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 16.4 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns against NO, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Lamar Jackson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Lamar Jackson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

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.

Through Week 1, Lamar Jackson played 100 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 29 times and threw an average of 11.3 air yards per attempt.

Lamar Jackson, Week 1 against IND: 68 of 68 snaps, 17 of 24 passes for 324 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 43 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.

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.

In 2025, Lamar Jackson played 13 games for BAL and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He completed 192 of 302 passes for 2549 yards, 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 67 times for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Lamar Jackson, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 11 of 18 passes for 238 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 9 yards, 21.4 PPR points.

Lamar Jackson, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 26 of 55 snaps, 7 of 10 passes for 101 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 4.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott.
• Start Drake Maye over Joe Burrow.
• Start Josh Allen over Drake Maye.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Dak Prescott.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Jayden Daniels.