Drake Maye or Patrick Mahomes?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 9, 1,185 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Drake Maye and Patrick Mahomes that started one of them. 72% started Drake Maye. Drake Maye scored 21.3 to Patrick Mahomes's 16.5, so the 72% who started him got it right. Week 10: Drake Maye faces DET, which has allowed 19.6 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (5th most of 32); Patrick Mahomes faces ATL, which has allowed 17.3 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (18th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 9	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Drake Maye NE	vs DET 19.6 a game to QBs, 5th most	72%	21.1	28.4, 22.5, 21.3	23
Patrick Mahomes KC	vs ATL 17.3 a game to QBs, 18th most	28%	18.2	7.0, 25.4, 16.5	16

Drake Maye has outscored Patrick Mahomes in 4 of 8 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Drake Maye 23, Patrick Mahomes 16.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.