Should I drop Drake Maye for Tyler Shough?

Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games) and Tyler Shough 175 (17.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough.

Start Drake Maye or Tyler Shough? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Drake Maye over Tyler Shough

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Drake Maye

QB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 20.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs QB: 17.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 6

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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 17.3; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs QB: 12.9; 2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tyler Shough for Drake Maye?

Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games) and Drake Maye 181 (18.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Drake Maye over Tyler Shough in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake Maye at 20.2 points and Tyler Shough at 17.3, a gap of 2.9. No player market is posted for Drake Maye this week yet, so his 20.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (23.6 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tyler Shough this week yet, so his 17.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (18.0 and 16.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Drake Maye at ADP 50 and Tyler Shough at 147.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Drake Maye yet. His market-based projections were 23.6 and 16.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 20.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyler Shough yet. His market-based projections were 18.0 and 16.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 17.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Drake Maye 2.9 points ahead of Tyler Shough on these 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.

Tyler Shough and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 12.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 234 yards and a touchdown a game against PIT, with 0.8 interceptions.

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 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, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 3 against LV: 74 of 74 snaps, 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 36 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

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: 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 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 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 Tyler Shough for Drake Maye?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games) and Drake Maye 181 (18.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough.
Should I drop Drake Maye for Tyler Shough?
Not on these numbers alone. Drake Maye projects 181 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.1 a game over 10 games) and Tyler Shough 175 (17.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Drake Maye over Tyler Shough.