Drake Maye · Patrick Mahomes · 2026 week 9

Drake Maye or Patrick Mahomes?

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

Start Patrick Mahomes — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Patrick Mahomes (NYJ allow the 16th-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
Patrick Mahomes START	vs NYJ	21.2	16th	14.6	1,723	healthy

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

QBs vs NYJ recently: Drake Maye 23.8 pts (W6) · Malik Willis 26 pts (W7) · Kirk Cousins 28.2 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Drake Maye has the higher floor (10.8) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Patrick Mahomes has the higher ceiling (31.3) — the play if you need points.
Drake Maye faces GB, 27th most generous to QBs.
Patrick Mahomes faces NYJ, 16th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Drake Maye carries the higher trade value — 2,429 against 1,723 (a 29% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Drake Maye gets the most. Momentum: Drake Maye +1005 and Patrick Mahomes -313 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.