Head to head
Dak Prescott or Drake Maye?
Drake Maye was the stronger 2025 producer — 20.7 vs 18.5 half-PPR points per game, at essentially the same draft cost (ADP 62.2 vs 63.2). That gap is the case for Drake Maye.
Our read, framed from the cited 2025 data below — opinion, not a projection.
Metric by metric
The tale of the tape
| Dak Prescott | Metric | Drake Maye |
|---|---|---|
| 62.2 (QB4) | ADP | 63.2 (QB5) |
| 62 | Overall ADP rank | 65 |
| 18.5 | Fantasy points / game | 20.7 |
| +4.6 | Points over expected (FPOE) | — |
| 45 | Sleeper search rank | 3 |
Purple marks the better figure. A dash means the engine did not cite that metric for that player. 2025 regular season via nflverse · ADP via Fantasy Football Calculator.
The consensus read
The market separates them by a hair — Dak Prescott at ADP 62.2, Drake Maye at ADP 63.2. On 2025 production it is 18.5 vs 20.7 half-PPR points per game.
What has to be true
This call flips on beliefs you can check. Each one is tied to the exact data point that confirms or denies it, with its current value.
Strong move if you believe…
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Dak Prescott's scoring over expected (xFP) is skill, not variance
Checkpoint: fpoe (actual minus xFP per game), season (2025)
+4.6 pts/gm vs expectation (2025)
Poor move if instead…
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Dak Prescott's scoring over expected regresses to the xFP baseline
Checkpoint: fpoe (actual minus xFP per game), season (2025)
+4.6 pts/gm vs expectation (2025)
Sources: Fantasy Football Calculator · Sleeper · nflverse. Every figure here is a value the analysis engine cited from the underlying data. Stats are 2025 regular season via nflverse (CC-BY 4.0); ADP via Fantasy Football Calculator.
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