Age
26
May 8, 2000
Michael Penix Jr.
#9
ATL · 2024–presentACT
MichaelPenixJr.#9QB
2025 Season
Latest productionPass Yds
1,982
2025
Pass TD
9
regular season
INT
3
regular season
Cmp%
60%
166/276
Rating
88.5
NFL passer rating
Rush Yds
70
regular season
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2018 — Present · Includes honors2024–
Atlanta Falcons · Quarterback
QB · 27 active weeks
NFL
2022–2023
Washington · QB
NCAA
2018–2021
Indiana · QB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2024 DraftSelection
Round 1, Pick 8
#8 overall by Atlanta Falcons
TeamATL
Overall#8
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaAtlanta Falcons. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.