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    Drake Maye Fantasy Hub: Week 8 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More

    The New England Patriots will face the New York Jets in Week 8. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Drake Maye.

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    Is Drake Maye Playing in Week 8?

    Maye was a full participant in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury, but this seems like nothing to be concerned about.

    We’ll continue to monitor the Patriots’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

    Should You Start or Sit Drake Maye in Week 8?

    The Patriots have had seven different offensive line combinations in seven games, and that’s a tough way to make a living. That said, Maye has a 15+ yard rush and a 30-yard completion in both of his starts.

    It’s pretty clear that Maye has a fantasy-friendly skill set and that the Patriots are willing to explore his upside. It’s only two starts, but he’s averaging 39 opportunities per game (pass + rush attempts). For reference:

    The Jets allow the fourth-lowest red-zone completion percentage (38.1%), and that keeps Maye out of my streaming ranks, but he won’t face this tough of an opponent every week — this kid is going to be an asset at some point down the stretch.

    Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 8 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

    Drake Maye’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 8

    Maye is projected to score 11.8 fantasy points in Week 8. This includes 193.2 passing yards, 0.9 passing touchdowns, and 0.5 interceptions. It also includes 1.4 rushing attempts for 7.1 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.

    Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.

    Drake Maye’s Week 8 Fantasy Ranking

    Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25. 

    Conference Championship QB PPR Rankings

    1) Josh Allen | BUF (at KC)
    2) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. WAS)
    3) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at PHI)
    4) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. BUF)

    New York Jets at New England Patriots Insights

    New York Jets

    Team: The Jets were 4-3 through seven games last season and scored on 29.4% of their drives. They are 2-5 this season, scoring on 30.3% of their drives.

    QB: The quick hitters that Rodgers has thrived on in the past are gone. He’s thrown 123 passes in 2.7 seconds or less over the past four games, and none of them have resulted in a touchdown (four interceptions).

    Offense: During their four-game losing streak, the Jets have scored 61 points, including the Hail Mary to end the first half of Week 6 against the Bills.

    Defense: Only the Falcons (3.9) allow fewer yards per reception after the catch than the Jets (4.3).

    Fantasy: Breece Hall has two top-10 finishes since the coaching change (he had one top-10 week prior to it).

    Betting: Aaron Rodgers is 7-4 ATS for his career against the AFC East with unders cashing in eight of those 11 games.

    New England Patriots

    Team: The Patriots have lost four of their past five games by at least 16 points, and they lost four of their previous 56 regular-season games by at least 16 points.

    QB: Drake Maye has multiple touchdown passes and at least 15 rushing yards in each of his first two career starts – he joins Drew Lock (2019) and Bruce Gradkowski (2006) as the only QBs to do that over the past 20 seasons.

    Offense: The Patriots’ rushing success rate has been 8.8% since Drake Maye became the starting quarterback two weeks ago. No other offense has had a lower rate than 20% in that span.

    Defense: New England allowed 30 points in regulation through the first two weeks this season – since: 28.4 PPG.

    Fantasy: If you extend Hunter Henry’s numbers in Drake Maye’s starts for a full season, you’re looking at 94 catches for 1,131 yards and 8.5 touchdowns.

    Betting: The Patriots are the worst home ATS team since the start of the 2021 season (9-18-2, 33.3%).

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