Michael Penix Jr. holds the QB · Starter spot in Atlanta Falcons’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games in 2025 with a 93% snap share.

Michael Penix Jr. is a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons standing 6'3" and weighing 213 pounds. The Falcons selected him with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Penix played college football at Indiana and Washington over six seasons, compiling 13,741 passing yards, 96 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions across 49 games. In 2025, he started nine games, completing 166 of 276 passes for 1,982 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions before suffering an injury that ended his season. Through his first nine starts, he threw for 2,184 yards, the most by any Falcons quarterback through nine career starts in franchise history.

Indiana2018 – 2021

Washington2022 – 2023

Falcons2024 — present

CollegeWashington; IndianaDraftRound 1 · No. 8 overall · 2024 · ATLHometownTampa, FL