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Start Drake Maye or Tyler Shough? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 7:41 PM ET.

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Start Drake Maye over Tyler Shough

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at DET

Market projects
19.4
fantasy pts
DET D vs QB
25.5
most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
89 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9
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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs CAR

Market projects
18.1
fantasy pts
CAR D vs QB
17.4
15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
93 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Drake Maye for Tyler Shough?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 7 games) and Tyler Shough 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Drake Maye over Tyler Shough in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 19.4 points and Tyler Shough at 18.1, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tyler Shough'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. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Tyler Shough at 147.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.5 fantasy points for Drake Maye, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake Maye is 261 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (14, 14, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Tyler Shough, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 253 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (6, 6 and 6 market sources).

That puts Drake Maye 1.3 points ahead of Tyler Shough on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Drake Maye and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 25.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 298 yards and 2.6 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Tyler Shough and NO host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 17.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Drake Maye is not on the injury report.

Tyler Shough is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Drake Maye played 96 percent of NE snaps, dropped back 318 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

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.

Drake Maye, Week 8 against MIA: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 20 passes for 199 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 7 yards.

Drake Maye, Week 9 against GB: 51 of 63 snaps, 21 of 38 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 1 carry for 3 yards.

Through Week 9, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 341 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 7 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 9 against CLE: 75 of 75 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 265 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 52 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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Drake Maye for Tyler Shough?

    Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 7 games) and Tyler Shough 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Tyler Shough for Drake Maye?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Shough projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and Drake Maye 130 (18.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough, 19.5 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

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