Drake Maye Fantasy Week 2 Start or Sit: Buy Low, Start Him Anyway

By admin — In News — September 20, 2026

   ​Drake Maye Fantasy Week 2 Start or Sit: Buy Low, Start Him AnywayMaye and the Patriots host Pittsburgh after a Week 1 disaster in Seattle that still had some good buried in it, and he sits sixth among quarterbacks in PFN’s Week 2 rankings. He moved the chains five times on seven rush attempts and spread 10 first-half completions around seven teammates. If you can buy low, I would.Should You Start or Sit Drake Maye in Week 2?There was some good in the disaster that was Week 1’s loss in Seattle.Of his 10 completed passes in the first half, seven of his teammates got into the fun. That’s a level of maturity that you don’t always see from this young of a signal caller.SET YOUR LINEUPS:PFN’s Free Fantasy Football Start/Sit OptimizerI thought Maye’s willingness to extend plays was a plus. He was the sixth-rated passer outside of the pocket a season ago, and while he only threw four such passes against the Seahawks (two completions for 20 yards), he did move the chains five times on his seven rush attempts, a good reminder of the versatility that is in his bag.Last season, Patrick Mahomes recorded a career high in percentage of fantasy points scored with his legs while also posting the second-best out-of-pocket YPA year of his career. The two things are tied together, and Maye’s upside remains Tier 1 moving forward.The Seahawks just happen to be among the best defenses in the league, and with AJ Brown exiting early, the game plan that had months of work behind it was thrown out the window a bit.It happens.But I don’t think it happens again this week, and I’m not sure it happens again for a while for Maye managers.IMPROVE YOUR TEAM:PFN’s Free Fantasy Football Trade AnalyzerThere isn’t really a matchup I fear on the books for New England from now through Thanksgiving. Maye was a Tier 2 QB for me this summer, and I ranked him as such with a full understanding that the reigning Super Bowl champions were the Week 1 opponent.If you survived the dud, congratulations. If not, that’s OK. The Pats lost to the Raiders in Week 1 last season, and things turned out fine for them, right?If you can buy low, I would. If you’re worried after one shaky week against a rare defense, you weren’t confident enough in your Maye evaluation to draft him in the first place.Where Does Drake Maye Rank Amongst Other QBs in Week 2?1) Josh Allen2) Lamar Jackson3) Justin Herbert4) Jayden Daniels5) Dak Prescott6) Drake Maye7) Jared Goff8) Caleb Williams9) Patrick Mahomes II10) Jalen Hurts11) Jaxson DartEvery quarterback is ranked on PFN’s Week 2 Consensus Board.This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.  

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