Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Tee Higgins?

Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Tee Higgins 135 (12.3 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.

Should I start Tee Higgins or Michael Penix Jr. in Week 7?

Updated Oct 20, 6:16 AM ET. Week 8 answers post Tuesday.

Start Michael Penix Jr.: 98 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Tee Higgins's 80 percent of the snaps and 22 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 Tee Higgins for Michael Penix Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Tee Higgins projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 11 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 136 (13.6 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.

Tee Higgins

WR35 · CIN · bye 6

2026 vs anytime td line 1-4

Overall rank: 86

Michael Penix Jr.

QB12 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 2-2

Market-based projection: 15.3 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 87

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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 Tee Higgins, and the board ranks him 86th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Penix Jr., and the board ranks him 87th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 3.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 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.

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

This season so far

Through Week 5, Tee Higgins has been on the field for 77 percent of CIN snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 46 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 33 two minute targets.

His 43 targets have averaged 13.3 air yards.

In Week 3 against PIT he caught 6 of 7 targets for 90 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against JAX he caught 11 of 16 targets for 157 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against MIA he caught 2 of 4 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 98 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 Tee Higgins played 15 games and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets.

That came to 6-7 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 80 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.

Tee Higgins was available for 6 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Tee Higgins scored 14.1 PPR points a game and Michael Penix Jr. 13.7, 0.4 a game between them.

Tee Higgins finished WR15 and Michael Penix Jr. QB33, which are two different ladders.

Tee Higgins is a wide receiver and Michael Penix Jr. a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Tee Higgins is off in Week 6 and Michael Penix Jr. in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

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

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tee Higgins for Michael Penix Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Tee Higgins projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 11 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 136 (13.6 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 Tee Higgins?
Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Tee Higgins 135 (12.3 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Penix Jr. is listed questionable.