Brock Purdy · Drake Maye · 2026 week 9

Brock Purdy or Drake Maye?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brock Purdy or Drake Maye? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Brock Purdy — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.4 points. The matchup leans Brock Purdy (LV allow the 5th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Purdy START	vs LV	22.3	5th · soft	16.2	2,235	healthy
Drake Maye	vs GB	20.9	27th · tough	24.9	2,649	healthy

QBs vs LV recently: Josh Allen 18.3 pts (W6) · Matthew Stafford 18.5 pts (W7) · Geno Smith 19 pts (W8).

QBs vs GB recently: Dak Prescott 13 pts (W6) · Jared Goff 18 pts (W7) · Bryce Young 11.4 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Brock Purdy projects 1.4 points higher in PPR.
Brock Purdy faces LV, 5th most generous to QBs.
Drake Maye faces GB, 27th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 2,649 against 2,235 (a 16% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Brock Purdy -107 and Drake Maye +960 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.