Drake Maye Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Seahawks

Drake Maye and the New England Patriots will face the Seattle Seahawks -- whose passing defense was ranked 10th in the league last year (193.9 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Is Maye a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he plays the Seahawks? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Drake Maye Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
• Game Date: September 9, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.4
• Projected Passing Yards: 248.15
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.36
• Projected Rushing Yards: 25.83
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.21

Projections provided by numberFire

Maye 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Maye accumulated 32.4 fantasy points -- 19-of-21 (90.5%), 256 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs; 3 carries, 22 yards -- in Week 17 versus the New York Jets, which was his best game last season.
• In his second-best game of the year, Maye accumulated 27.2 fantasy points -- 18-of-26 (69.2%), 261 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 9 carries, 28 yards -- in Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints.
• In Week 5 versus the Buffalo Bills, Maye finished with a season-low 12.1 fantasy points, thanks to these numbers: 22-of-30 (73.3%), 273 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In Week 2 against the Houston Texans, Maye put up his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 14.2 points, via these numbers: 16-of-27 (59.3%), 179 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT.

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Seahawks Defensive Performance

• Seattle allowed over 300 passing yards to only two QBs last season.
• The Seahawks allowed at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Seattle allowed two or more passing touchdowns to seven opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Seahawks gave up at least three passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Through the air, Seattle allowed more than 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
• Against the Seahawks last season, 19 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Seattle last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Last year, the Seahawks defense didn't allow a player to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game.
• In terms of run defense, Seattle gave up at least one rushing touchdown to eight players last season.
• The Seahawks gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last year.

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