Drake Maye for Tua Tagovailoa (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 3	# 30	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at SEA	at PIT	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. QBs perform a little worse than their average vs SEA	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs PIT	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	358.9	175.6	-
Avg Game	21.1	12.5	-
Avg Projection	326.9	164.5	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	22	7	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Drake Maye	Tua Tagovailoa	Add Player

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#33	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#3	‐	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante OTC Fantasy OTC Fantasy 08/05	#5	#31	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 08/05	#3	#32	-

Chet Gresham C. Gresham SB Nation SB Nation 08/05	#3	#30	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/05	#3	#32	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#3	#28	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 08/05	#3	#34	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 08/05	#3	#30	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#4	#31	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 08/04	#4	#29	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/04	#3	#33	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#4	#31	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/04	#3	#32	-

Justin Dodds J. Dodds SleeperWire SleeperWire 08/04	#3	#30	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#3	#25	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#3	#30	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/04	#4	#31	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/04	#6	#29	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 08/04	#3	#26	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 08/04	#3	#34	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/04	#3	#33	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 08/04	#2	#36	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/04	#3	#31	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#2	#30	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#5	#33	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#3	#30	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#3	#30	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/02	#2	#31	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#4	#30	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#6	#30	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#2	#31	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#3	#31	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#5	#31	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#3	#30	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#3	#35	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/04	#5	#33	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#3	#32	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#8	#30	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/04	#3	#30	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#3	#31	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#4	#32	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#5	#33	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#5	#32	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#2	#23	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#2	#31	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#5	#29	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#4	#31	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#4	#31	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#5	#28	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#4	#30	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#3	#30	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#3	#30	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#3	#35	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#4	#32	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#3	#31	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#5	#33	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#32	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#2	#32	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#2	#30	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#3	#32	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#7	#32	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#28	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#3	#28	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#3	#31	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#6	#30	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#4	#28	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#3	#32	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#3	#32	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#4	#22	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#3	#32	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#3	#31	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#4	#32	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#2	#31	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#3	#31	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#5	#30	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#3	#32	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#30	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#29	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#2	#26	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#5	#26	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#2	#30	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#5	#33	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#2	#31	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#3	#30	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#4	#30	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#3	#32	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#31	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#4	#30	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/05	#5	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#32	-

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

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#3	#31	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#3	#32	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#2	#32	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#3	#29	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#3	#32	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#3	#33	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#3	#32	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/04	#3	#31	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#1	#30	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#2	#33	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#2	#34	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 08/05	#3	#32	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#7	#32	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#3	#35	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#4	#31	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#3	#31	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#4	#30	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#3	#32	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#3	#31	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/05	#4	#31	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#6	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#3	#33	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#3	#34	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#5	#38	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#2	#32	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 08/04	#2	#31	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#2	#36	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#3	#33	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#3	#36	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#3	#32	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#32	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#32	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#32	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#32	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at SEA	at PIT
Week 2	vs. PIT	vs. CAR
Week 3	at JAC	at GB
Week 4	at BUF	at NO
Week 5	vs. LV	vs. BAL
Week 6	vs. NYJ	vs. CHI
Week 7	at CHI	vs. SF
Week 8	at MIA	at TB
Week 9	vs. GB	vs. CIN
Week 10	at DET	vs. KC
Week 11	BYE WEEK	BYE WEEK
Week 12	at LAC	at MIN
Week 13	vs. BUF	vs. DET
Week 14	vs. MIN	at CLE
Week 15	at KC	at WAS
Week 16	at NYJ	vs. TB
Week 17	vs. DEN	vs. NO
Week 18	vs. MIA	at CAR

Player Projections Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Passing

Pass Att	504.2	378.9
Pass Cmp	346.0	248.7
Pass Yards	4,063.7	2,723.6
Pass TDs	28.3	15.8
Ints	10.4	8.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	100.3	19.6
Rush Yards	505.2	46.6
Rush TDs	3.7	0.1

Misc

Fumbles	5.6	2.3

Points

Fantasy Points	326.9	164.5

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
2025 Points
Week 1	15.8	7.3
Week 2	26.3	19.6
Week 3	20.2	13.8
Week 4	23.2	15.7
Week 5	12.1	22.7
Week 6	27.2	9.6
Week 7	23.1	1.6
Week 8	27.3	24.2
Week 9	17.4	9.5
Week 10	19.1	12.8
Week 11	15.4	6.8
Week 12	17.0	‐
Week 13	20.5	5.7
Week 14	‐	9.1
Week 15	21.5	17.2
Week 16	24.7	‐
Week 17	32.4	‐
Week 18	15.7	‐
Total	358.9	175.6
Average	21.1	12.5

Notes for Player Combination
	Drake Maye QB - NE Drake Maye QB - NE	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Expert
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.	The Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to a cheap one-year deal after he was released by the Dolphins, who still owe him $54 million in guaranteed money. After averaging 269.2 passing yards per game for the Dolphins over 41 starts from 2022 through 2024, Tua averaged 190.0 passing yards over 14 starts in Miami last season. He also threw a career-high 15 interceptions and fumbled eight times. Tua will battle Michael Penix Jr. for playing time in 2026 and should probably be considered the favorite to start in Week 1 since Penix tore his ACL in November. Tua can't match the arm strength of Penix, but Tua has enjoyed a level of NFL success than Penix has yet to reach, helping to make Mike McDaniel's offense work in Miami. For fantasy, Tua figures to go undrafted in 1QB leagues this season but is a reasonable QB3 option in superflex formats.
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.