Michael Penix
24-Year-Old
2024 Pass/Rush Stats
YDS
14
TD
0
INT
0
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0
TD
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Penix was the surprise pick of this year’s draft. Not necessarily because he went in the top 10, but because it was the Falcons who drafted him eighth overall. Atlanta signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal with $100 million guaranteed in March, which means Penix is headed to the bench. The left-hander has a cannon for an arm, the strongest in this year’s draft, and is an accurate downfield passer who also consistently hits tight windows. While the 6-2 Penix is skilled at working through progressions, he at times was inaccurate on intermediate targets because he threw a beat late and lacked touch. The biggest knock, though, is his medical history -- season-ending injuries to both shoulders and two ACL tears in his right knee at Indiana before transferring to Washington. Despite the injuries, he’s still “functionally mobile” and was sacked just 32 times on more than 1,700 dropbacks. At Washington, he led the nation in passing yards per game each of the last two seasons. In Atlanta, he’s the backup, but the 36-year-old Cousins is coming off a midseason Achilles injury and, unlike Penix, doesn’t have a great arm. If Penix gets a shot, he’ll have quality weapons in RB Bijan Robinson, WR Drake London and TE Kyle Pitts. Stay Tuned. Read Past Outlooks
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Throws first regular-season pass
Penix completed his only pass attempt for 14 yards during Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Seahawks.
ANALYSIS
With the game out of hand, Penix made his NFL regular-season debut. He played seven offensive snaps and completed his only pass to fellow rookie Casey Washington. Despite Sunday's dud, Kirk Cousins has fully shaken off the early-season rust and revitalized Atlanta's offense, so Penix is relegated to backup duties for the foreseeable future.
With the game out of hand, Penix made his NFL regular-season debut. He played seven offensive snaps and completed his only pass to fellow rookie Casey Washington. Despite Sunday's dud, Kirk Cousins has fully shaken off the early-season rust and revitalized Atlanta's offense, so Penix is relegated to backup duties for the foreseeable future.
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Overall QB Rating Against
76.6
Cornerbacks
61.2
Safeties
100.5
Linebackers
89.1
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 2"Weight
216 lbsHand Length
10.50 inArm Length
33.63 in
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Won't play in preseason finale
Penix is expected to be held out of Atlanta's final exhibition game against Jacksonville on Friday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
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Held out of preseason loss
Coach Raheem Morris said Penix showed enough in his preseason debut last week that the Falcons didn't feel the need to play him against the Ravens on Saturday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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In street clothes
Penix appears unlikely to play in Saturday's preseason game at Baltimore, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
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Solid showing in pro debut
Penix started the Falcons' 20-13 preseason loss to the Dolphins on Friday night, completing nine of 16 passes for 104 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.
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Primed for preseason debut
Penix looks slated to start Friday's road exhibition matchup against the Dolphins with Kirk Cousins not in line to play this preseason, Victor Prieto of Fox 5 Atlanta reports.
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Making strong impression in camp
Penix has already shown a good grasp of the passing concepts in the Falcons offense and has made an impact in training camp, even when running the second-team offense against the first-team defense, Albert Breer of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The rookie quarterback has no chance of unseating Kirk Cousins as Atlanta's starter any time soon, but Penix is at least demonstrating that the team judged his talent level correctly when selecting him eighth overall in the 2024 Draft. The Washington product has flashed his arm talent in camp and displayed his ability to push the ball down the field, and should Cousins get injured, Penix looks as though he'll be ready to step in.
The rookie quarterback has no chance of unseating Kirk Cousins as Atlanta's starter any time soon, but Penix is at least demonstrating that the team judged his talent level correctly when selecting him eighth overall in the 2024 Draft. The Washington product has flashed his arm talent in camp and displayed his ability to push the ball down the field, and should Cousins get injured, Penix looks as though he'll be ready to step in.