Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Tanner McKee?

Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.

Should I start Tanner McKee or Michael Penix Jr. in Week 7?

Updated Oct 20, 5:01 PM ET. Week 8 answers post Tuesday.

Tanner McKee and Michael Penix Jr. are too close to call on usage: 100 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets against 98 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games. 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 Tanner McKee for Michael Penix Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.

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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.

Tanner McKee

QB11 · PHI · bye unlisted

Overall rank: 84

Michael Penix Jr.

QB13 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 2-2

Market-based projection: 15.3 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 117

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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 Tanner McKee, and the board ranks him 84th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Penix Jr., and the board ranks him 117th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 16.4 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 11 market sources. That is 70 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No season market is posted for Michael Penix Jr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee has been on the field for 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and thrown 8.0 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 10 of 48 dropbacks.

In Week 6 against CAR he completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 122 times and thrown 7.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 15 of 122 dropbacks and scrambled 3 times.

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.

In Week 6 against CHI he completed 19 of 33 passes for 225 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tanner McKee played 4 games and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He threw for 274 yards on 43 attempts with 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 10.8 attempts a game at 6.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 3 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.

Michael Penix Jr. was available for 5 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. scored 13.7 PPR points a game and Tanner McKee 3.7, 10.0 a game between them.

Tanner McKee finished QB55 that year and Michael Penix Jr. QB33.

Michael Penix Jr. had 233 more pass attempts than Tanner McKee, 276 to 43.

Michael Penix Jr. had 1708 more passing yards than Tanner McKee, 1982 to 274.

This season Tanner McKee holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 99 percent.

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

Byes and availability

Michael Penix Jr. is off in Week 11. No bye is listed for Tanner McKee.

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

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Michael Penix Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Tanner McKee projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 10 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Tanner McKee?
Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.