Drake Maye · Jordan Love · 2026 week 4

Drake Maye or Jordan Love?

Wondering who you should start this week — Drake Maye or Jordan Love? 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 1.2 points. The matchup leans Drake Maye (BUF allow the 10th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Drake Maye START	@ BUF	18.2	10th	9.2	965	healthy
Jordan Love	@ TB	17.0	23rd	17.9	803	healthy

QBs vs BUF recently: C.J. Stroud 16.5 pts (W1) · Jared Goff 29.8 pts (W2) · Justin Herbert 13.7 pts (W3).

QBs vs TB recently: Joe Burrow 15.2 pts (W1) · Deshaun Watson 19.7 pts (W2) · Kyler Murray 11.4 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Drake Maye projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Drake Maye faces BUF, 10th most generous to QBs.
Jordan Love faces TB, 23rd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 965 against 803 (a 17% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Drake Maye -2392 and Jordan Love +158 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.