Drake Maye vs DeVonta Smith
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Sep 8, 2026
Should you draft Drake Maye or DeVonta Smith?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | CMP | YD | TD | INT | RuYD | RuTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LV | 16.3 | QB17 | 46 | 30 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2 | MIA | 26.3 | QB4 | 23 | 19 | 230 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
3 | PIT | 20.2 | QB7 | 37 | 28 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
4 | CAR | 23.2 | QB8 | 17 | 14 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
5 | BUF | 12.1 | QB25 | 30 | 22 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
6 | NO | 27.2 | QB2 | 26 | 18 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
7 | TEN | 23.1 | QB10 | 23 | 21 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
8 | CLE | 27.3 | QB2 | 24 | 18 | 282 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
9 | ATL | 17.4 | QB16 | 29 | 19 | 259 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
10 | TB | 19.1 | QB11 | 31 | 16 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
11 | NYJ | 15.4 | QB12 | 34 | 25 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | CIN | 17.0 | QB12 | 35 | 22 | 294 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
13 | NYG | 20.5 | QB10 | 31 | 24 | 282 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | BUF | 21.5 | QB13 | 23 | 14 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
16 | BAL | 24.7 | QB7 | 44 | 31 | 380 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
17 | NYJ | 32.4 | QB2 | 21 | 19 | 256 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
18 | MIA | 15.7 | QB16 | 18 | 14 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | CMP | YD | TD | INT | RuYD | RuTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | NYJ | 2.1 | QB36 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | HOU | 21.5 | QB10 | 33 | 20 | 243 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
7 | JAX | 20.8 | QB7 | 37 | 26 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
8 | NYJ | 11.5 | QB27 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
9 | TEN | 17.7 | QB18 | 41 | 29 | 206 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 0 |
10 | CHI | 12.8 | QB16 | 25 | 15 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
11 | LAR | 19.0 | QB13 | 39 | 29 | 282 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
12 | MIA | 14.5 | QB17 | 37 | 22 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
13 | IND | 20.4 | QB10 | 30 | 24 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | ARI | 18.5 | QB11 | 23 | 19 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
16 | BUF | 18.4 | QB16 | 36 | 22 | 261 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
17 | LAC | 9.9 | QB27 | 22 | 12 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
18 | BUF | 0.0 | QB44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DAL | 3.1 | WR79 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
2 | KC | 7.3 | WR53 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
3 | LAR | 16.0 | WR12 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 1 |
4 | TB | 3.9 | WR67 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
5 | DEN | 15.4 | WR14 | 10 | 8 | 114 | 0 |
6 | NYG | 6.9 | WR38 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
7 | MIN | 28.8 | WR2 | 11 | 9 | 183 | 1 |
8 | NYG | 11.4 | WR21 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 0 |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | GB | 14.9 | WR17 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
11 | DET | 1.3 | WR95 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
12 | DAL | 11.9 | WR20 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 0 |
13 | CHI | 7.3 | WR39 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
14 | LAC | 5.7 | WR41 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
15 | LV | 6.0 | WR53 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
16 | WAS | 13.2 | WR18 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 1 |
17 | BUF | 3.5 | WR73 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
18 | WAS | 6.7 | WR33 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GB | 11.9 | WR21 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 0 |
2 | ATL | 17.1 | WR14 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 1 |
3 | NO | 11.4 | WR30 | 10 | 7 | 79 | 0 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | CLE | 13.9 | WR20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 1 |
7 | NYG | 0.3 | WR103 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
8 | CIN | 17.5 | WR8 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 1 |
9 | JAX | 16.7 | WR11 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 1 |
10 | DAL | 2.4 | WR74 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
11 | WAS | 4.9 | WR55 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | CAR | 11.7 | WR27 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 1 |
15 | PIT | 22.5 | WR6 | 12 | 11 | 109 | 1 |
16 | WAS | 8.1 | WR48 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
17 | DAL | 27.0 | WR3 | 7 | 6 | 120 | 2 |
Latest takes
“A pretty consistent trend for Mike this draft season has been getting a QB in the first six rounds, and he does one better this time, getting Drake Maye at 5.05.”
Kurt Mullen· Sep 4“NO RB17 20 60 43 7 -8 44 4 Drake Maye NE QB3 27 87 44 14 8 45 4 D’Andre Swift CHI RB18 27 66 48 8 -1 46 4 Terry McLaurin WAS WR22 35 70 49 7 9 47 4 Luther Burden III CHI WR23 27 75 49 10 7 48 4 Davante Adams LAR WR24 36 69 50 7 9 49 4 Joe Burrow CIN QB4 27 85 50 14 4 50 4 Jameson Williams DET WR25 32 83 52 9 10 51 4 Bucky Irving TB RB19 33 82 53 8 -4 52 4 Tyler Warren IND TE4 22 78 54 10 -1 53 4 Cam Skattebo NYG RB20 39 77 54 7 -16 54 4 David Montgomery HOU RB21 34 70 54 7 -4 55 4 DJ Moore BUF WR26 21 92 55 12 -7 56 4 Quinshon Judkins CLE RB22 32 83 55 8 -10 57 4 Christian Watson GB WR27 40 87 56 10 7 58 4 Rome Odunze CHI WR28 43 89 59 9 4 59 4 Bhayshul Tuten JAC RB23 37 82 60 9 -1 60 4 Jadarian Price SEA RB24 35 79 60 9 -4 61 4 Jayden Daniels WAS QB5 34 100 60 14 2 62 4 Mike Evans SF WR29 35 108 60 12 4 63 4 Jalen Hurts PHI QB6 29 97 61 13 -2 64 4 Parker Washington JAC WR30 32 138 64 15 3 65 5 TreVeyon Henderson NE RB25 42 100 67 10 -6 66 5 Caleb Williams CHI QB7 36 98 68 13 6 67 5 Rhamondre Stevenson NE RB26 51 98 69 10 2 68 5 Tucker Kraft GB TE5 34 110 70 13 -3 69 5 Marvin Harrison Jr.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“Drake Maye is an ascending player, and with no offense meant to Jalen Hurts , Maye will become the best passer that Brown has played in his career.”
Curtis Hirsch· Sep 2
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“Round 3 Jalen Hurts (QB – PHI) Jeremiyah Love (RB – ARI) A.J. Brown (WR – NE) Tee Higgins (WR – CIN) Drake London (WR – ATL) Malik Nabers (WR – NYG) Josh Allen (QB – BUF) Chris Olave (WR – NO) DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI) Drake Maye (QB – NE) Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)”
Kurt Blakeway· Sep 2“Player Profiler ‘s seventh-ranked wide receiver joins young quarterback phenom Drake Maye.”
Kyle Lesti· Aug 31“Drake Maye (NE) 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.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 30“Drake Maye is one of the very few quarterbacks we can’t blame you for reaching on. His wide receiving corps just upgraded in a major way with the additions of A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs. Maye put up enough fantasy points to finish second overall at the position last season.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 28“Round 4: Drake Maye (QB – NE) I usually wait on quarterback, but I’ll try something different here and take Drake Maye.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 21“For Pollard to find his way into the top-12, we need a Drake Maye / Joe Burrow -esque second season from Ward.”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 19“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).”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 18“The Patriots should once again have a solid offense, with young star QB Drake Maye at quarterback and new arrival AJ Brown upgrading New England’s WR corps.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 15“Drake Maye is a first-round pick in Superflex formats”
Wolf Trelles-Heard· Aug 13“For example, last season, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had an ADP of QB16, and he finished as QB2.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 10“Brown should have no trouble seeing a consistently high target share as Drake Maye’s go-to receiver.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 10“Alec Pierce, Nico Collins – 3.7 How to support a QB on a rookie deal ( Drake Maye ):”
The FF Newsletter· Aug 6
“Brown NE WR7 7 40 16 6 6 15 2 Drake London ATL WR8 8 31 17 5 4 16 2 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 10 42 18 6 -4 17 2 Nico Collins HOU WR9 9 32 19 4 6 18 2 Omarion Hampton LAC RB9 9 42 19 6 -3 19 2 Kenneth Walker III KC RB10 9 46 19 8 -2 20 2 Brock Bowers LV TE1 10 66 20 8 2 21 2 Derrick Henry BAL RB11 11 37 21 6 -3 22 2 George Pickens DAL WR10 10 40 23 6 2 23 3 Ashton Jeanty LV RB12 5 52 24 8 -7 24 3 Chris Olave NO WR11 11 38 24 6 2 25 3 Trey McBride ARI TE2 12 61 25 8 0 26 3 Malik Nabers NYG WR12 11 47 28 8 3 27 3 DeVonta Smith PHI WR13 9 43 29 6 5 28 3 Josh Allen BUF QB1 20 47 29 6 -7 29 3 Rashee Rice KC WR14 11 53 32 9 4 30 3 Zay Flowers BAL WR15 20 49 33 7 4 31 3 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 16 55 33 8 -4 32 3 Javonte Williams DAL RB14 17 55 36 7 -2 33 3 Tee Higgins CIN WR16 21 50 37 6 5 34 3 Breece Hall NYJ RB15 23 55 37 7 -3 35 3 Jaylen Waddle DEN WR17 26 58 38 7 10 36 3 Ladd McConkey LAC WR18 19 57 38 7 5 37 3 Lamar Jackson BAL QB2 24 75 38 12 -1 38 3 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR19 24 54 38 6 1 39 3 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR20 19 61 39 7 4 40 3 Colston Loveland CHI TE3 22 84 39 11 0 41 3 Jeremiyah Love ARI RB16 24 60 39 8 -13 42 3 Emeka Egbuka TB WR21 15 63 40 8 0 43 4 Travis Etienne Jr.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“Over the past four seasons in Philadelphia, Brown had 27.2% of the team's targets while sharing the field with DeVonta Smith , a former top-10 draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner.”
Curtis Hirsch· Sep 2“In that same offense, with DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley and Dallas Goedert, he finished with over a thousand yards and a 29.”
Kyle Lesti· Aug 31
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“the Bengals hints that DeVonta Smith will play significant slot snaps, too, which probably bodes well for Smith’s fantasy value.”
Pat Fitzmaurice· Aug 31“Roster Constructions to Consider at 1.12 Fantasy Football Draft Pick The back end of the draft board is a good place to double up on running backs, pairing either Jeanty or Saquon with the likes of Chase Brown or Kenneth Walker in the second round before adding a receiver like DeVonta Smith or Zay Flowers in the third round.”
Tom Strachan· Aug 31“01 | DeVonta Smith | WR, Philadelphia Eagles DeVonta Smith ‘s Athletic Profile Last season, DeVonta Smith finished just outside of WR2 range with an underwhelming 11.9 FPPG.”
Kyle Lesti· Aug 29“Ladd McConkey and DeVonta Smith were also considered. 4.11: Jaylen Waddle (WR – DEN) Jaylen Waddle is being overlooked as he enters his first year with the Broncos.”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 25“However, Smith was outstanding when seeing enough volume, averaging 19.3 fantasy points per game in the seven contests where he had seven or more targets, scoring 20 or more in nearly a third of those outings.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 16“Honorable mention: DeVonta Smith and Luther Burden .” – Mark Ringo ( Sleepers and Busts ) Garrett Wilson (WR – NYJ) “ Garrett Wilson is an elite talent stuck on a team lacking elite quarterback play.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 11“Advice: Moore is clearly behind DeVonta Smith , Dontaviyon Wicks, Darius Cooper, Makai Lemon , and Marquise Brown .”
Raju Byfield· Aug 10“Smith is a perfect WR pairing with Nabers, bringing a player fantasy managers should feel good about not only being the top target on their team, but one who has proven he can carry the load as a top-12 WR for fantasy.”
Kurt Mullen· Aug 7“83.9% outside, 78.5% on-ball DeVonta Smith ’s 2025 Reception Perception profile:”
The FF Newsletter· Aug 6“When one of Brown or DeVonta Smith has missed time in the past, Goedert has stepped up as the second option”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 6“Round 5: DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI) Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams was staring me in the face, but with a FLEX spot still available in a PPR league, I couldn’t pass up DeVonta Smith .”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 5“DeVonta Smith is a terrific receiver, but it might be a mistake to assume that Smith’s 2026 numbers will dwarf those of Lemon, the 20th overall pick in this year’s draft.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 5