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Drake Maye vs Terry McLaurin

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Aug 20, 2026

ADP 51
Drake Maye
QB · NE · QB3
ADP 53.9
Terry McLaurin
WR · WAS · WR22
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
52% would rather draft McLaurin over Maye
48%Maye
52%McLaurin
Based on 25 comparison results

Should you draft Drake Maye or Terry McLaurin?

Last season — 2025, per game

MayeQB2 finish
2025
McLaurinWR51 finish
21.1Fantasy pts9.5
17Games10
258Pass yds0
1.8Pass TD0.0
0.5INT0.0
6.1Carries0.0
26Rush yds0
4.4Yds/carry0.0
0.1Targets6.0
0.1Rec3.8
0Rec yds58
0.2TD0.3
Full game log & past seasons
Drake Maye
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
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)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
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
Terry McLaurin
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
NYG
3.7
WR75
4
2
27
0
2
GB
7.3
WR52
9
5
48
0
3
LV
8.9
WR34
4
3
74
0
4
5
6
7
BYE
8
KC
12.9
WR16
4
3
54
1
9
10
11
12
13
DEN
19.1
WR9
14
7
96
1
14
MIN
5.6
WR42
6
3
41
0
15
NYG
14.4
WR16
4
3
69
1
16
PHI
6.8
WR45
4
3
53
0
17
DAL
8.8
WR32
7
5
63
0
18
PHI
7.7
WR28
4
4
57
0
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
TB
2.7
WR78
4
2
17
0
2
NYG
5.2
WR52
8
6
22
0
3
CIN
18.0
WR10
6
4
100
1
4
ARI
14.7
WR20
10
7
52
1
5
CLE
11.4
WR27
8
4
112
0
6
BAL
20.3
WR5
7
6
53
2
7
CAR
12.8
WR16
6
6
98
0
8
CHI
15.0
WR16
8
5
125
0
9
NYG
14.9
WR16
3
2
19
2
10
PIT
13.8
WR14
6
5
113
0
11
PHI
1.5
WR89
2
1
10
0
12
DAL
18.7
WR7
6
5
102
1
13
TEN
23.3
WR2
8
8
73
2
14
15
NO
22.8
WR5
10
7
73
2
16
PHI
14.5
WR18
6
5
60
1
17
ATL
1.0
WR113
7
1
5
0
18
DAL
16.2
WR12
12
8
62
1

Latest takes

Drake Maye
  • 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).

  • 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.

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  • Drake Maye is a first-round pick in Superflex formats

  • For example, last season, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had an ADP of QB16, and he finished as QB2.

  • 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 ):

  • Only four quarterbacks last season bested their overall scoring ranking compared to ADP by more than five spots: Matthew Stafford (QB23 in ADP and QB3 in overall scoring output), Trevor Lawrence (QB20 in ADP), Drake Maye (QB16), and Caleb Williams (QB15).

    Rich Hribar· Aug 5
  • While many will worry about Drake Maye spreading the ball around in 2026, I’m not because last year that was related to New England not having an alpha-level receiver like Brown on the depth chart.

  • In just his second year, Drake Maye absolutely tore it up, finishing as the overall QB2 in fantasy and dropping a massive 21.1 PPG.

  • Drake Maye over Josh Allen. Maye immediately looked like one of the best pure passers in the league last season and carries a significant age advantage.

  • There do not seem to be many questions about Drake Maye, with him flying off the board as the consensus QB3, exactly where he finished in 2025. When you find yourself with the fourth-highest pass success rate of any QB through their first two years in the NFL, just behind Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, and Dan Marino, you are doing something right.

    Colt Williams· Jul 13
  • I recently had a league as such, and I took Drake Maye with the 1.02 pick. Sure, drafting Ja'Marr Chase and letting quarterback value come to me instead may have been a better idea, but knowing I have Maye on my team for, theoretically, the next 10 years is something to feel confident about.

  • Maye's second-year breakout led to a second-place MVP finish and a Super Bowl appearance. He was the QB2 behind Josh Allen in fantasy points for the season (producing 96.3% of Allen's season total), and the QB2 in points per game (20.7).

    Rich Hribar· Jul 9
  • Drake Maye's dual-threat ability will make him a highly sought-after quarterback in fantasy drafts, but I'll be curious to see how he performs against a tougher schedule.

Terry McLaurin
  • Terry McLaurin followed his WR14 season in 2024 with the worst fantasy finish of his career. A quad injury limited him to ten games, and he finished with only 38 receptions, 582 yards, and three TDs.

  • Terry McLaurin is still the top target in the Commanders’ passing game. I expect them to be much more successful through the air with David Blough calling plays.

  • McLaurin is a target of mine because he doesn’t have much competition for targets of his. The Commanders’ passing game is essentially McLaurin and newly signed Stefon Diggs.

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  • Diggs didn’t show any falloff, so I’m not projecting that for 2026, being even further out from his ACL reconstruction. Diggs is a strong WR3 with upside this season. I expect the Washington passing attack to be funneled through Diggs and Terry McLaurin.

  • While everyone had high hopes for McLaurin in 2025, injuries to him and Jayden Daniels ruined his season.

    Mike Fanelli· Aug 9
  • The Commanders are desperate for a second pass catcher behind Terry McLaurin

  • Round 6: Terry McLaurin (WR – WSH) The Commanders were a train wreck last season, and part of that was Terry McLaurin only playing 10 games.

  • With Deebo Samuel and Zach Ertz gone, only Antonio Williams and Chig Okonkwo were added to this receiving depth chart; McLaurin should return to his target hog WR2 ways in 2026. He’s a strong bounceback candidate.

  • Round 4: Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS) Terry McLaurin was the counter-pick, sitting in an almost identical ADP range as Waddle. The preference here comes down to target-share ceiling: McLaurin’s worst-case target competition still leaves him with a strong floor, while his best case could push into the high-20s percentage range given how thin the target competition around him currently looks.

  • Terry McLaurin (WR – WSH) McLaurin’s 2025 season was derailed almost from the jump by a training camp holdout that eventually turned into a three-year, $96 million contract extension. That kind of disruption tends to torpedo a season, and it did here too.

  • Terry McLaurin is a favorite draft target in the fifth round based on ADP.

  • Both Luke McCaffrey and Jaylin Lane are fighting for targets behind Terry McLaurin in the Commanders' receiver room.

  • Through the first six weeks, McLaurin averaged just 4.2 PPR points per game, topped 50 receiving yards only once, and seemed to spend almost as much time on the injury report as he did on the field.

  • Injuries also limited Terry McLaurin to 10 games.

  • McLaurin started the 2025 offseason as a holdout. Then, shortly after reaching a new deal with the Commanders, McLaurin sustained a quad injury in Week 3 and did not return fully until the Commanders' season was all but over in Week 13.