Should I start Michael Penix Jr. or Emeka Egbuka in Week 6?
Updated Oct 19, 3:56 AM ET. Week 7 answers post Tuesday.
Start Michael Penix Jr.: 98 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Emeka Egbuka's 85 percent of the snaps and 26 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
QB19 · ATL · bye 11
2026 vs pass yds line 2-2
- Market-based projection
- 15.3 pts a game Wk 6 price
- Overall rank
- 111
WR42 · TB · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 3-3
- Market-based projection
- 9.0 pts a game Wk 6 price
- Overall rank
- 112
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Penix Jr., and the board ranks him 111th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Emeka Egbuka, and the board ranks him 112th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Michael Penix Jr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
No season market is posted for Emeka Egbuka, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.
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, Emeka Egbuka has been on the field for 85 percent of TB snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 14 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 2 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 29 two minute targets.
His 33 targets have averaged 10.3 air yards.
In Week 3 against MIN he caught 5 of 9 targets for 62 yards and did not score.
In Week 4 against GB he caught 2 of 4 targets for 13 yards and did not score.
In Week 5 against DAL he carried 1 time for 14 yards, caught 6 of 9 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
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 Emeka Egbuka played 17 games and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.
He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.
That came to 7-8 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Emeka Egbuka was available for 8 games more.
Side by side
In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. scored 13.7 PPR points a game and Emeka Egbuka 11.5, 2.2 a game between them.
Michael Penix Jr. finished QB33 and Emeka Egbuka WR23, which are two different ladders.
Michael Penix Jr. is a quarterback and Emeka Egbuka a wide receiver, 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 Emeka Egbuka in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.
Michael Penix Jr. is listed as questionable on the injury report.
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