Michael Penix Jr. or Ashton Jeanty: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Penix Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 66th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Ashton Jeanty: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 67th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 8; 2QB: ADP 25.

What the player markets price

The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 17.2 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 10 market sources. That is 70 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Ashton Jeanty at 5.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Michael Penix Jr.'s price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 98 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 83 times and thrown 6.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 8 of 83 dropbacks and scrambled 2 times.

In Week 3 against GB he completed 18 of 25 passes for 256 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

In Week 4 against NO he completed 15 of 20 passes for 223 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

In Week 5 against BAL he completed 19 of 32 passes for 240 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 8 yards.

Through Week 5, Ashton Jeanty has been on the field for 72 percent of LV snaps, taken 68 percent of the carries, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 7 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 30 targets have averaged 1.7 air yards.

In Week 3 against NO he carried 19 times for 56 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against KC he carried 15 times for 58 yards, caught 6 of 8 targets for 68 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NE he carried 10 times for 27 yards, caught 3 of 6 targets for 50 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games and scored 123.3 PPR points, 13.7 a game, finishing QB33.

He threw for 1982 yards on 276 attempts with 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 30.7 attempts a game at 7.2 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Ashton Jeanty played 17 games and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He carried 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 more yards.

That came to 15.6 carries a game at 3.7 yards a carry and 3.2 catches a game.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Ashton Jeanty was available for 8 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Ashton Jeanty scored 14.4 PPR points a game and Michael Penix Jr. 13.7, 0.7 a game between them.

Michael Penix Jr. finished QB33 and Ashton Jeanty RB11, which are two different ladders.

Michael Penix Jr. is a quarterback and Ashton Jeanty a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Michael Penix Jr. is off in Week 11 and Ashton Jeanty in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Michael Penix Jr. is listed as questionable on the injury report.