Michael Penix Jr.

QBAtlanta Falcons · #9 · Age 26 · 6'3" 220 lbs · Washington · 3rd season

Drafted 2024, round 1, pick 8 overall by ATL · QB1 on the ATL depth chart

2026 finishQB2284.7 pts · 5 games

Points per game16.9QB18 per game

Dynasty value2,420QB29 · #137 overall · -13% this week

Rest of season143projected PPR pts (Sleeper)

Player archetype

Quick release2.54 seconds average time to throw, top 1% of QBs
Pocket passer1 rushing yards per game, top 5% of QBs

From his 2026 season, compared with other QBs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Week 7 winners and losers: Pollard, Burrow lead the way; Purdy, Henry struggle2026-10-25 · ESPN
Penix completed 25 of 34 passes for 213 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and added five carries for minus-1 yard in the Falcons' 29-20 win over the 49ers on Sunday. He also recovered a fumble.2026-10-25 · RotoWire via ESPN
Michael Penix Jr. floats it to Nick Muse for a Falcons TD2026-10-25 · ESPN
Michael Penix Jr. airs out a 21-yard TD pass to a leaping Drake London2026-10-25 · ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds	Rush TD
ATL	5	QB22	84.7	16.9	QB18	1,157	9	1	4	0
ATL	9	QB33	120.3	13.4	QB25	1,982	9	3	70	1
ATL	5	QB47	44.1	8.8	–	775	3	3	11	1

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all QBs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.