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Trade Drake Maye for Luther Burden III? Yes, Burden is worth 10 more.

Yes on value. Luther Burden III is worth 24 rest of season and Drake Maye 14, so the side getting Burden gains 10. Maye rates 17.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Burden 11.3 with 11. On usage, Maye has thrown 29.3 passes and run 4.8 times a game; Burden has drawn 24 percent of CHI targets. Maye hosts NYJ in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to QBs); Burden is at ATL in Week 6 (5th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Luther Burden III wins by 10.

Drake Maye 1424 Luther Burden III

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Drake Maye

QB6NE

14

value, #68

Pts/game
17.8
Games left
11
Bye
11
Drake Maye weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
17.717.818.5

Luther Burden III

WR25CHI

24

value, #59

Pts/game
11.3
Games left
11
Bye
10
Luther Burden III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
4.811.311.5

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.

Burden is the 25th receiver on the chart and 59th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 24.

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 Luther Burden III at 4.8 in Week 3, 11.3 in Week 4 and 11.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.3 points a game, up 6.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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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.

Luther Burden III has scored 55.8 PPR points in 5 games, 11.2 a game, level with the 11.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR48 with 127.9 PPR points in 15 games, 8.5 a game.

Week 1 vs CAR: 9.5 points (WR37 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 63 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIN: 6.2 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 32 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs PHI: 19.8 points (WR13 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 11 targets for 61 yards, 1 touchdown, 61 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NYJ: 11.4 points (WR40 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 6 targets for 63 yards, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs GB: 8.9 points (WR38 that week), 2 rushing yards on 4 carries, 4 of 6 targets for 47 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, Luther Burden III has averaged 0.8 carries for 5 yards and 7.3 targets and 4.8 catches for 55 yards a game on 61 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NYJ he had 1 carry and 6 targets on 56 percent of the snaps.

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; Luther Burden III has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.

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.

ATL, Burden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 5th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Drake Maye would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Burden also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Drake Maye for Luther Burden III?

    Yes on value: Luther Burden III is worth 24 and Drake Maye 14, a gain of 10. If Drake Maye starts for you and Luther Burden III would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Drake Maye or Luther Burden III?

    Luther Burden III, 24 to 14. He rates 11.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.8 over 11 for Drake Maye, 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