Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Michael Penix Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 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 Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.

Start Jacoby Brissett or Michael Penix Jr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB: 20.0; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jacoby Brissett?

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 Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.2 points and Michael Penix Jr. at 14.3, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 15.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.9 points ahead of Michael Penix Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

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.

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 8

Through Week 7, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 302 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 yards.

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.

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 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 Jacoby Brissett?
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 Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Michael Penix Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 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 Jacoby Brissett over Michael Penix Jr.