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Should I start Jordan Love or Michael Penix Jr. in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 1:11 PM ET.

Week 10 verdict

Start

QB · GB · vs MIN

Market projects
15.7
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs QB
8.9
fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
37 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9
Sit

QB · ATL · vs KC

Market projects
15.0
recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB
13.9
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
17 of 100 at QB
Snap share
99%
Through Week 9
Start Love or Penix? The full Week 10 breakdown

Start Jordan Love over Michael Penix Jr. in Week 10: 15.7 to 15.0 PPR points a game over recent weeks. Penix faces KC, which allows the 7th fewest fantasy points to QBs.

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jordan Love?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Michael Penix Jr.

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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.

QB25 · GB · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 6-3

Market-based projection
16.4 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
176

QB27 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 2-5

Market-based projection
15.0 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
182

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The gap

  • Board size307 draftable players

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 Jordan Love, and the board ranks him 176th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 21.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Penix Jr., and the board ranks him 182nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 0.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 0.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Jordan Love's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Jordan Love has been on the field for 98 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 360 times and thrown 9.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 56 of 360 dropbacks and scrambled 2 times.

In Week 7 against DET he completed 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards and threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

In Week 8 against CAR he completed 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards and threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

In Week 9 against NE he completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 13 yards.

Through Week 9, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 93 times and thrown 7.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 0 of 93 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.

In Week 7 against SF he completed 25 of 33 passes for 213 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 2 yards.

In Week 8 against TB he completed 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions and ran 5 times for 11 yards.

In Week 9 against CIN he completed 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 50 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jordan Love played 15 games and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He threw for 3381 yards on 439 attempts with 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 29.3 attempts a game at 7.7 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

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.

Jordan Love was available for 6 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jordan Love scored 16.1 PPR points a game and Michael Penix Jr. 13.7, 2.4 a game between them.

Jordan Love finished QB15 that year and Michael Penix Jr. QB33.

Jordan Love had 163 more pass attempts than Michael Penix Jr., 439 to 276.

Jordan Love had 1399 more passing yards than Michael Penix Jr., 3381 to 1982.

This season Michael Penix Jr. holds the bigger snap share, 99 percent against 98 percent.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 11, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jordan Love?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Michael Penix Jr.

  • Should I drop Jordan Love for Michael Penix Jr.?

    No. Keep Jordan Love: he projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Michael Penix Jr.

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