Michael Penix Jr. or Baker Mayfield: who should I start in Week 6?
Neither man carries a posted season price right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
Updated Oct 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM ET
Neither is in the consensus draft sample any more, and the market has not posted a whole price on either of them, so there is no current market order to give between these two. What follows is what each of them has already done.
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QB7 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs pass yds line 4-5
- Overall rank
- 39
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
QB21 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs pass yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 127
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 9
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The gap
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Board size173 draftable players
Consensus average draft position has stopped updating on these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out rather than printed stale. The verdict line above restates the market price and nothing else.
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Where the draft room stands
Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Penix Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 39th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Drafters have formed no consensus on Baker Mayfield: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 127th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 20.
What the player markets price
The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 17.2 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 6 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 Baker Mayfield at 0.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback'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 so far
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 3, Baker Mayfield has been on the field for 98 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 118 times and thrown 8.9 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 21 of 118 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.
In Week 1 against CIN he completed 23 of 28 passes for 216 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 31 yards.
In Week 2 against CLE he completed 21 of 34 passes for 182 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 29 yards.
In Week 3 against MIN he completed 17 of 34 passes for 217 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 6 yards.
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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 Baker Mayfield played 17 games and scored 282.9 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing QB12.
He threw for 3693 yards on 543 attempts with 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran for 382 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 31.9 attempts a game at 6.8 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Baker Mayfield was available for 8 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Baker Mayfield scored 16.6 PPR points a game and Michael Penix Jr. 13.7, 2.9 a game between them.
Michael Penix Jr. finished QB33 that year and Baker Mayfield QB12.
Baker Mayfield had 267 more pass attempts than Michael Penix Jr., 543 to 276.
Baker Mayfield had 1711 more passing yards than Michael Penix Jr., 3693 to 1982.
Their snap share this season is the same, 98 percent each.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Michael Penix Jr. is off in Week 11 and Baker Mayfield in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.
Michael Penix Jr. is listed as questionable on the injury report.
Baker Mayfield is listed as out on the injury report.
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