Drake Maye vs. Drew Lock: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Drake Maye. Maye is projected for 19.6 PPR points vs 16.0 for Drew Lock, and faces the 5th-toughest defense against QBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Drake Maye vs. Drew Lock: Week 9 side by side

Drake Maye
QB · NE
Drew Lock
QB · SEA
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)19.616.0
Floor (lowest source)16.613.6
Ceiling (highest source)21.017.2
StatChasers projection19.0 (QB8)16.2 (QB18)
Opponentvs GBvs ARI
Opponent vs. position5th-toughest (13.9 pts/g allowed)2nd-softest (22.3 pts/g allowed)
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Drake Maye vs. Drew Lock Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Drake Maye or Drew Lock in Week 9?

Start Drake Maye. Maye projects for 19.6 PPR points vs GB, against 16.0 for Drew Lock vs ARI: a 3.6-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Drake Maye vs. Drew Lock: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Drake Maye is projected to score more: 19.6 PPR points to 16.0 for Drew Lock.

The sources range from 16.6 to 21.0 for Maye and from 13.6 to 17.2 for Lock. The ranges overlap, so Lock outscoring Maye is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Drake Maye or Drew Lock?

Drake Maye is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Maye at 16.6 PPR points, against 13.6 for Drew Lock.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Drake Maye or Drew Lock?

Drake Maye has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Maye at 21.0 PPR points, against 17.2 for Drew Lock.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Drake Maye or Drew Lock?

Drake Maye plays GB and Drew Lock plays ARI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Maye faces the 5th-toughest defense against QBs and Lock faces the 2nd-softest defense against QBs, so Drew Lock has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Drake Maye vs. Drew Lock?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Drake Maye and Drew Lock playing in Week 9?

Neither Drake Maye nor Drew Lock has an injury designation for Week 9.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Drake Maye and Drew Lock projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Drake Maye is projected by 6 of them and Drew Lock by 6.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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