Drake Maye · Jaxson Dart · 2026 week 2

Drake Maye or Jaxson Dart?

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

Start Drake Maye — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Drake Maye (PIT allow the 30th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Drake Maye START	vs PIT	18.9	30th · tough	12.8	1,968	healthy
Jaxson Dart	@ LAR	18.1	10th	26.6	1,724	healthy

QBs vs PIT recently: Cooper Rush 7.7 pts (W1).

QBs vs LAR recently: Brock Purdy 22.1 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 1,968 against 1,724 (a 12% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Drake Maye -1485 and Jaxson Dart -134 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.