Drake Maye for Patrick Mahomes II (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 3	# 13	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at SEA	vs. DEN	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. QBs perform a little worse than their average vs SEA	This is a 1 star matchup. QBs perform worse than their average vs DEN	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	358.9	295.7	-
Avg Game	21.1	21.1	-
Avg Projection	326.9	303.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	22	28	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Drake Maye	Patrick Mahomes II	Add Player

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#3	#14	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#6	#11	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#3	#10	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#3	#13	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#3	#14	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#3	#13	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/26	#3	#12	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/25	#2	#10	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#4	#13	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#4	#13	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/24	#3	#13	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#3	#16	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#3	#11	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#3	#15	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#5	#7	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#3	#14	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/23	#3	#14	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#2	#17	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/24	#4	#15	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#9	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#3	#13	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#3	#15	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#2	#11	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#4	#16	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/25	#5	#12	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#2	#9	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#2	#12	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#2	#15	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#5	#14	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#3	#16	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#3	#13	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#7	#15	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#14	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#3	#14	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#2	#17	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#6	#16	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#3	#14	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#3	#13	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#6	#15	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#3	#12	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#2	#18	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#4	#13	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#3	#15	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#3	#14	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#4	#15	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#3	#13	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#5	#16	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#20	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#3	#14	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#4	#11	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#4	#15	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#2	#13	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#3	#11	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#5	#18	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#3	#12	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#14	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#7	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#2	#21	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#5	#17	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#2	#15	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#5	#13	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#5	#12	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#2	#10	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#3	#13	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#3	#15	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#3	#14	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#4	#10	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#3	#10	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#2	#16	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#2	#14	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#3	#13	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#4	#17	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/25	#5	#16	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#13	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#4	#17	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#2	#14	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#3	#11	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#2	#14	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#2	#16	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#3	#13	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#3	#15	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#3	#18	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#4	#9	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#3	#13	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#3	#14	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#3	#15	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#3	#13	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#1	#14	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#2	#15	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#2	#13	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#3	#14	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#2	#10	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#7	#12	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#4	#14	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#3	#15	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/26	#4	#12	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#3	#13	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#4	#13	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#4	#14	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#3	#15	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#3	#15	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#3	#15	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#5	#15	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#2	#15	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#2	#12	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#2	#10	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#3	#15	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#3	#10	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#3	#13	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#13	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#7	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#9	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#9	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at SEA	vs. DEN
Week 2	vs. PIT	vs. IND
Week 3	at JAC	at MIA
Week 4	at BUF	at LV
Week 5	vs. LV	BYE WEEK
Week 6	vs. NYJ	vs. LAC
Week 7	at CHI	at SEA
Week 8	at MIA	at DEN
Week 9	vs. GB	vs. NYJ
Week 10	at DET	at ATL
Week 11	BYE WEEK	vs. ARI
Week 12	at LAC	at BUF
Week 13	vs. BUF	at LAR
Week 14	vs. MIN	at CIN
Week 15	at KC	vs. NE
Week 16	at NYJ	vs. SF
Week 17	vs. DEN	at LAC
Week 18	vs. MIA	vs. LV

Player Projections Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC
Passing

Pass Att	503.9	554.7
Pass Cmp	346.0	353.3
Pass Yards	4,063.5	3,832.6
Pass TDs	28.3	27.4
Ints	10.4	11.6

Rushing

Rush Attempts	100.3	60.4
Rush Yards	505.2	359.1
Rush TDs	3.7	3.4

Misc

Fumbles	5.6	2.0

Points

Fantasy Points	326.9	303.6

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC
2025 Points
Week 1	15.8	26.0
Week 2	26.3	23.1
Week 3	20.2	13.2
Week 4	23.2	27.3
Week 5	12.1	27.7
Week 6	27.2	31.5
Week 7	23.1	26.2
Week 8	27.3	25.0
Week 9	17.4	11.5
Week 10	19.1	‐
Week 11	15.4	14.3
Week 12	17.0	18.1
Week 13	20.5	29.4
Week 14	‐	8.3
Week 15	21.5	14.1
Week 16	24.7	‐
Week 17	32.4	‐
Week 18	15.7	‐
Total	358.9	295.7
Average	21.1	21.1

Notes for Player Combination
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC Patrick Mahomes II QB - KC
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros		Our first report on Patrick Mahomes' return from injury came on January 15th, when he claimed that he is aiming to return for Week 1 with no restrictions. Given his mid-December surgery, Week 1 seems aggressively optimistic (less than 9 months). That's really the main question mark regarding Mahomes - when will he return and how effective will he be? Especially with his mobility. Mahomes ran a lot more in 2025 than he has in years past, hitting career-highs across the board (QB2 in PPG). But his passing has dipped in four consecutive seasons. And the injury makes it seem very much less likely we get Mahomes running nearly as much, especially to keep him out of harm's way. Low-end QB1 territory feels right for the Chiefs QB, weighing his early-season performance with a high return in the latter portion of the 2026 season.
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	In only his second NFL season, Drake Maye finished QB2 in fantasy scoring, averaging 21.1 fantasy points per game. Maye was sublime as a passer last year, leading the NFL in completion percentage (72.0%), yards per pass attempt (8.9) and passer rating (113.5). Maye finished a close second in the MVP balloting behind the Rams' Matthew Stafford. Aided by the tailwinds of a favorable regular-season schedule, Maye produced 4,394 passing yards and 31 TD passes. He also chipped in as a runner with 450 rushing yards and four TD runs - and his bountiful college rushing stats suggest there's still more meat on that bone. Maye got a rude wakeup call in the playoffs, completing 58.3% of his throws and averaging 207 passing yards per game and 6.9 yards per attempt in a four-game run against the Chargers, Texans, Broncos and Seahawks - all among the best pass defenses in the league. Despite the sour ending, Maye's second NFL season was a triumph. He's a top-five fantasy quarterback moving forward.	Patrick Mahomes' fantasy appeal has diminished in recent years, and now the nine-year veteran is trying to recover from a major knee injury. Mahomes tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee late in the Chiefs' Week 15 loss to the Chargers in mid-December. Reports say he has been rehabbing aggressively in hopes of starting the Chiefs' Monday-night season opener against the Broncos on Sept. 14, which comes three days before his 31st birthday. Even if Mahomes is able to return for Week 1, his mobility could be compromised. Mahomes' rushing production helped him get off to a fast fantasy start in 2025. Through eight weeks, he was QB1 in fantasy scoring at 25 points per game, fueled in part by 280 rushing yards and four TD runs. Mahomes finished the year tied for QB2 in fantasy points per game behind Josh Allen, after finishing QB11 in FPPG (six games minimum) in both 2023 and 2024. Kansas City didn't make any significant additions to Mahomes' pass-catching arsenal in the offseason, but the Chiefs added RB Kenneth Walker III, who could make Mahomes' life easier by providing the Chiefs with a credible running threat.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Drake Maye had a wonderful breakout season last year as the QB3 in fantasy points per game, and he could equal or surpass that this season. This offseason, New England gave Maye new weapons that could take this offense to another level with the additions of Romeo Doubs and A.J. Brown. The Pats were ninth in neutral passing rate last season and could bump that up some more with Doubs and Brown in town. I'm painting the fever dream outcome for Maye, but none of this is impossible or even improbable. Maye will continue to add fantasy points weekly with his legs on top of the passing upside. Last year, Maye was 12th in rushing yards per game and seventh in red zone carries per game among quarterbacks. As a passer, he was outstanding, ranking first in yards per attempt, seventh in highly accurate throw rate, eighth in hero throw rate, and fourth in fantasy points per dropback (per Fantasy Points Data). Maye should be considered a strong top-five fantasy quarterback option with the ability to push Josh Allen for the QB1 spot if everything goes his way in 2026.