Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Michael Penix Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 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. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr., 15.5 to 15.1 projected PPR points.

Start Jacoby Brissett or Michael Penix Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 15.5; fantasy pts
DEN D vs QB: 16.1; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Michael Penix Jr.

QB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 15.1; fantasy pts
SF D vs QB: 14.9; 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at QB

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jacoby Brissett?

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 Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr., 15.5 to 15.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 15.5 points and Michael Penix Jr. at 15.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 239 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 9, 5 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.1 fantasy points for Michael Penix Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Michael Penix Jr. is 230 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 2 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 13, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 0.4 points ahead of Michael Penix Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against DEN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Michael Penix Jr. and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 14.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 226 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against SF, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Michael Penix Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jacoby Brissett?
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 Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr., 15.5 to 15.1 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Michael Penix Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 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. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr., 15.5 to 15.1 projected PPR points.