Should I start Michael Penix Jr. or Stefon Diggs in Week 8?

Updated Oct 28, 6:16 AM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.

Start Michael Penix Jr.: 99 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Stefon Diggs's 62 percent of the snaps and 23 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.

Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Michael Penix Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Michael Penix Jr. projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games).

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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.

Michael Penix Jr.

QB15 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 2-3

Overall rank: 99

Stefon Diggs

WR39 · WAS · bye 7

2026 vs anytime td line 3-2

Overall rank: 100

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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 99th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Stefon Diggs, and the board ranks him 100th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 47.

The market-based projections

The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 16.0 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 7 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 3.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 3 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season so far

Through Week 7, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 34 times and thrown 6.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 0 of 34 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

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.

Through Week 6, Stefon Diggs has been on the field for 60 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 44 third down targets, had 2 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 17 two minute targets.

His 38 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

In Week 3 against SEA he caught 4 of 7 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against IND he caught 5 of 9 targets for 35 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against SF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 44 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 Stefon Diggs played 17 games and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Stefon Diggs was available for 8 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. scored 13.7 PPR points a game and Stefon Diggs 12.4, 1.3 a game between them.

Michael Penix Jr. finished QB33 and Stefon Diggs WR17, which are two different ladders.

Michael Penix Jr. is a quarterback and Stefon Diggs 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 Stefon Diggs in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Michael Penix Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Michael Penix Jr. projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Stefon Diggs?
No. Keep Michael Penix Jr.: he projects 132 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 9 games), Stefon Diggs 33 (3.3 a game over 10 games).