QB · Atlanta Falcons · #9

Michael Penix Jr.

QB1

College: Indiana
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / play

+0.14▲ 0.10 vs '25

9th of 24 QBs

CPOE

+0.1▲ 3.7 vs '25

15th of 24 QBs

Yards / attempt

8.03▲ 0.85 vs '25

5th of 24 QBs

INT rate

0.7%▼ 0.4 vs '25

3rd of 24 QBs · 1 INT / 144 att

Rushing

4 yds−0.41 EPA/CAR

12 car · 0.33 y/c · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 23 qualifying quarterbacks on the 2026 leaderboard plus Penix Jr.

Week-by-week

EPA per dropback by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Dropbacks+21.1

Designed runs−2.0

Net+19.1

Best game · Wk 4 @ NO

15/20

Cmp/Att

223

Pass yds

1 / 0

TD / INT

+10.6

Pass EPA

+0.51

EPA/play

−2

Rush yds

2026 game log

	Passing											Rushing
Game	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Passing yardsPassing yards (sack yardage not subtracted).	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
Wk 3 @ GBW	18/25	72.0	256	10.24	1	1	0	9.24	+8.5	+0.34	+8.8	2	−2	−1.00	0	0.0	0.00
Wk 4 @ NOW	15/20	75.0	223	11.15	1	0	1	11.19	+10.6	+0.51	+1.8	2	−2	−1.00	0	0.0	0.00
Wk 5 vs BALL	19/32	59.4	240	7.50	1	0	3	6.94	+5.9	+0.16	−5.0	2	8	4.00	0	−1.7	−0.86
Wk 6 vs CHIL	19/33	57.6	225	6.82	3	0	5	6.68	−12.7	−0.32	−7.3	1	1	1.00	0	−0.7	−0.72
Wk 7 vs SFW	25/34	73.5	213	6.26	3	0	0	8.03	+8.7	+0.26	+5.5	5	−1	−0.20	0	−2.5	−0.49
Season	96/144	66.7	1,157	8.03	9	1	9	8.08	+21.1	+0.14	+0.1	12	4	0.33	0	−4.9	−0.41

How he compares

2026 quarterbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Falcons

$22.9Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $5.7M
Guaranteed: $22.9M 100%
2026 cap hit: $6.2M 2.0% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Passing										Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
2026	5	+19.1	96/144	66.7	8.03	8.08	9	1	9	+21.1	+0.14	+0.1	12	0.33	0	−4.9	−0.41
2025	9	+4.9	166/276	60.1	7.18	6.66	9	3	13	+9.4	+0.03	−3.6	21	3.33	1	+7.1	+0.34
2024	5	+15.1	61/105	58.1	7.38	6.29	3	3	4	+15.4	+0.14	−4.4	7	1.57	1	+0.6	+0.08
Career	19	+39.2	323/525	61.5	7.46	6.98	21	7	26	+45.9	+0.08	−2.8	40	2.13	2	+2.8	+0.07