Drake Maye · Lamar Jackson · 2026 week 9

Drake Maye or Lamar Jackson?

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

Start Lamar Jackson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Lamar Jackson (TB allow the 29th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Drake Maye	vs GB	21.1	27th · tough	24.9	2,429	healthy
Lamar Jackson START	vs TB	21.6	29th · tough	18.4	–	Out

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

QBs vs TB recently: Aaron Rodgers 17 pts (W6) · Bryce Young 7.4 pts (W7) · Michael Penix Jr. 2.1 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Drake Maye faces GB, 27th most generous to QBs.
Lamar Jackson faces TB, 29th most generous to QBs.
Lamar Jackson is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 2,429 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.