Should I drop Daniel Jones for Michael Penix Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 135 (15.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones.

Start Daniel Jones or Michael Penix Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones

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Michael Penix Jr.

QB · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 14.3; recent weeks avg
TB D vs QB: 14.7; 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 19 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 7

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 12.7; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.0 a game over 9 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Michael Penix Jr. at 14.3 points and Daniel Jones at 12.7, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Michael Penix Jr. this week yet, so his 14.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.4, 15.3 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.5, 16.0 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Michael Penix Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 12.4, 15.3 and 15.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 16.0 and 11.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Michael Penix Jr. 1.6 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Michael Penix Jr. and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 14.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 234 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against TB, with 1.1 interceptions a game.

Daniel Jones and IND visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 280 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Daniel Jones has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Michael Penix Jr. is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Michael Penix Jr. played 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 34 times and threw an average of 6.1 air yards per attempt.

Michael Penix Jr., Week 7 against SF: 68 of 69 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 213 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Through Week 7, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games for ATL and scored 123.3 PPR points, 13.7 a game, finishing QB33.

He completed 166 of 276 passes for 1982 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Daniel Jones?
Not on these numbers alone. Michael Penix Jr. projects 135 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.0 a game over 9 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Michael Penix Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Michael Penix Jr. 135 (15.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Daniel Jones.