Start Michael Penix Jr.. Penix Jr. is projected for 14.4 PPR points vs 13.8 for Deshaun Watson, and faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL | Deshaun Watson QB · CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 12.1 | 11.0 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.9 | 15.1 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs SF | vs TEN |
| Opponent vs. position | 7th-toughest (14.9 pts/g allowed) | 12th-toughest (15.5 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Michael Penix Jr.. Penix Jr. projects for 14.4 PPR points vs SF, against 13.8 for Deshaun Watson vs TEN: a 0.6-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Michael Penix Jr. is projected to score more: 14.4 PPR points to 13.8 for Deshaun Watson.
The sources range from 12.1 to 15.9 for Penix Jr. and from 11.0 to 15.1 for Watson. The ranges overlap, so Watson outscoring Penix Jr. is a realistic result.
Michael Penix Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Penix Jr. at 12.1 PPR points, against 11.0 for Deshaun Watson.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Michael Penix Jr. has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Penix Jr. at 15.9 PPR points, against 15.1 for Deshaun Watson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Michael Penix Jr. plays SF and Deshaun Watson plays TEN in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Penix Jr. faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs and Watson faces the 12th-toughest defense against QBs, so Deshaun Watson has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Michael Penix Jr. nor Deshaun Watson has an injury designation for Week 7.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Michael Penix Jr. is projected by 5 of them and Deshaun Watson by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.