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As of Week 18 · through 2 games · PPR

Drake Maye
Comparing
Drake Maye vs the Dolphins
Projection 16.2 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex
QB1 avg pts
21.1
PPR per game
Rank
6
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+25%
lg avg 16.9
WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1LVLVKirk Cousins2130160325-6013.8
2SFSFBrock Purdy202228720330128.5
Average20.526.0223.52.51.04.012.00.521.1
Median20.526.0223.52.51.04.012.00.521.1
High213028732530128.5
Low2022160203-6013.8

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction & chance to scoreDrake Maye vs the Dolphins

Prediction for Drake Maye

Nobody knows which slot Drake Maye will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Dolphins.

If Drake Maye plays as
16.2
projected PPR points

I predict about 16.2 points for Drake Maye if playing as a QB1. Drake Maye has averaged 8.9 over 2 games, and the Dolphins have given up 21.1 to QB1s (+25% vs the league average of 16.9).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Drake Maye scored: Wk 1 9.8, Wk 2 8.0. Average 8.9; weighted toward recent games it is 14.8.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Dolphins allowed 21.1 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.9, so that is +25%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +10% adjustment (x1.10).

4. Result. 14.8 x 1.10 = 16.2. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Drake Maye is to reach it as a QB1.

43%
chance of 16+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (16.2) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 9.7 points, leaning on Drake Maye's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 16.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • QB1s have averaged 223.5 passing yards, 2.5 passing TDs and 12.0 rushing yards against the Dolphins across 2 games.
  • The Dolphins allow 21.1 PPR points to QB1s, +25% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 6 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 1 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 13.8 to 28.5 (median 21.1).
  • Every QB1 in the sample cleared 150 passing yards.
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

What do these columns mean?
Wk
Week of the season
Tgt
Targets (passes thrown to the player)
Rec
Receptions
ReYd
Receiving yards
ReTD
Receiving touchdowns
Car
Carries (rushing attempts)
RuYd
Rushing yards
RuTD
Rushing touchdowns
Cmp / Att
Completions and pass attempts
PaYd / PaTD
Passing yards and touchdowns
INT
Interceptions thrown
FGM / FGA
Field goals made and attempted
FPts
Fantasy points in your scoring format
Sck / TO
Defense: sacks and takeaways
PA
Points allowed by a defense
G
Games in the sample
vs Lg
Percent above or below the league average
Start / Sit · Drake MayeMedium confidence · 16.2 proj ptsFlex
  • Drake Maye averages 8.9 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 8.8) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Dolphins have allowed 21.1 points to QB1s over 2 games (+25% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +10% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (20.7) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 16.2 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Drake Maye's stats vs the DolphinsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Dolphins, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Drake Maye has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Dolphins opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Drake Maye will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Dolphins avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Drake Maye's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Drake Maye usually produces.

Projected is Drake Maye's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Dolphins were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1SEA23331781374709.8
2PIT14222080141708.0
Maye avg18.527.5193.00.52.05.532.00.08.9
Dolphins QB1 avg20.526.0223.52.51.04.012.00.521.1
Difference+2.0-1.5+30.5+2.0-1.0-1.5-20.0+0.5+12.2
Projected as QB120.430.3212.40.62.26.135.20.016.2

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Maye averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.