Trade Drake Maye for Joe Burrow? No, Maye is worth 10 more.
No on value. Drake Maye is worth 14 rest of season and Joe Burrow 4, so giving up Maye costs 10. Maye rates 17.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Burrow 16.9 with 11. On usage, Maye has thrown 29.3 passes and run 4.8 times a game; Burrow has thrown 39.3 passes and run 2.3 times a game. Maye hosts NYJ in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to QBs); Burrow is on bye in Week 6. Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping Drake Maye wins by 10.
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- Pts/game
- 17.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.7 | 17.8 | 18.5 |
- Pts/game
- 16.9
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.4 | 17.5 | 16.9 |
Where the values come from
Maye is the 6th quarterback on the chart and 68th overall. His 17.8 a game is 1.3 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 14.
Burrow is the 9th quarterback on the chart and 80th overall. His 16.9 a game is 0.4 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 4.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Drake Maye at 17.7 in Week 3, 17.8 in Week 4 and 18.5 in Week 5, a median of 17.8 points a game, up 0.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Joe Burrow at 16.4 in Week 3, 17.5 in Week 4 and 16.9 in Week 5, a median of 16.9 points a game, flat across them.
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Points so far against the price
Drake Maye has scored 94.2 PPR points in 5 games, 18.8 a game, 1.0 a game more than the 17.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB2 with 360.0 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs SEA: 12.8 points (QB23 that week), 178 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 47 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs PIT: 9.0 points (QB25 that week), 208 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs JAX: 5.8 points (QB32 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 18 rushing yards, 81 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs BUF: 27.2 points (QB1 that week), 269 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 54 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs LV: 39.5 points (QB1 that week), 374 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 25 rushing yards.
Joe Burrow has scored 104.2 PPR points in 5 games, 20.8 a game, 3.9 a game more than the 16.9 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB29 with 139.5 PPR points in 8 games, 17.4 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 15.2 points (QB20 that week), 254 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 20 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 16.2 points (QB15 that week), 207 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, -1 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 22.6 points (QB10 that week), 282 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 13 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 25.7 points (QB2 that week), 428 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 6 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 24.6 points (QB7 that week), 190 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 10 rushing yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Drake Maye has averaged 29.3 attempts, 214 passing yards and 1.0 touchdown passes a game, with 4.8 runs for 35 yards on 95 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against BUF he went 22 of 37 for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Through Week 4, Joe Burrow has averaged 39.3 attempts, 293 passing yards and 1.8 touchdown passes a game, with 2.3 runs for 10 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against JAX he went 39 of 54 for 428 yards and 1 touchdown.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Drake Maye has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Joe Burrow has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.
NYJ, Maye's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 13.7 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 5th fewest to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Joe Burrow would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Maye also costs that side a roster spot.
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Common questions
Should I trade Drake Maye for Joe Burrow?
No on value: Drake Maye is worth 14 and Joe Burrow 4, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a quarterback more than it needs Maye.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Drake Maye or Joe Burrow?
Drake Maye, 14 to 4. He rates 17.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.9 over 11 for Joe Burrow, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
How are these trade values calculated?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number