Drake Maye · Justin Herbert · 2026 week 1

Drake Maye or Justin Herbert?

Wondering who you should start this week — Drake Maye or Justin Herbert? 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 1.3 points. The matchup leans Drake Maye (SEA allow the 24th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Drake Maye START	@ SEA	21.4	24th	24.3	3,311	healthy
Justin Herbert	vs ARI	20.1	14th	19.2	2,268	healthy

QBs vs SEA recently: Matthew Stafford 30.9 pts (W16) · Bryce Young 9.9 pts (W17) · Brock Purdy 6.2 pts (W18).

QBs vs ARI recently: Kirk Cousins 18.6 pts (W16) · Joe Burrow 20.4 pts (W17) · Matthew Stafford 26.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 3,311 against 2,268 (a 32% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Drake Maye -42 and Justin Herbert -38 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.