Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Drake Maye in week 2?

Start him Start Drake Maye in week 2. Waiver projects 17.8 points against PIT, which makes him QB6 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 10.3 points and a good one 28.7.

Projected points
17.8
Floor
10.3
Ceiling
28.7
Rank this week
QB6
Opponent
PIT
Chance he plays
94%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Brock PurdyQB4MIA18.110.6–29.1Compare
Jayden DanielsQB5DAL18.010.5–28.9Compare
Justin HerbertQB7LV17.710.3–28.6Compare
Jalen HurtsQB8TEN17.510.2–28.5Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.