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Start Jacoby Brissett or Michael Penix Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

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Start Michael Penix Jr. over Jacoby Brissett

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Michael Penix Jr.

QB · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
16.4
fantasy pts
CIN D vs QB
17.1
16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
99%
Through Week 8
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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at SEA

Market projects
16.0
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs QB
11.6
2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Jacoby Brissett?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 118 (14.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Jacoby Brissett. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Michael Penix Jr. over Jacoby Brissett in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Michael Penix Jr. at 16.4 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.0, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Michael Penix Jr.'s number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.7, 15.2 and 17.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Michael Penix Jr., with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Michael Penix Jr. is 222 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 15.2 and 17.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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

Week 9 matchups

Michael Penix Jr. and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 17.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 254 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 158 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with 1.1 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Michael Penix Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Michael Penix Jr. is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Michael Penix Jr. played 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 59 times and threw an average of 7.2 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.

Michael Penix Jr., Week 8 against TB: 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, 5 carries for 11 yards.

Through Week 8, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 8 against DAL: 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 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, 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 118 (14.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Jacoby Brissett. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Michael Penix Jr.?

    No. Keep Jacoby Brissett: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 118 (14.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Jacoby Brissett.

Week 9 on the board

Elsewhere on the board