Drake Maye · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 4

Drake Maye or Matthew Stafford?

Wondering who you should start this week — Drake Maye or Matthew Stafford? 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 (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	18.1	10th	9.2	1,282	healthy
Matthew Stafford	@ PHI	16.8	6th · soft	18.7	1,079	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 PHI recently: Jayden Daniels 17.7 pts (W1) · Cam Ward 20 pts (W2) · Case Keenum 24.5 pts (W3).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 1,282 against 1,079 (a 16% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Drake Maye -2051 and Matthew Stafford +130 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.