Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Michael Penix Jr. in week 2?

Sit him Sit Michael Penix Jr. in week 2 if you have another option. Waiver projects 3.4 points against CAR, which makes him QB32 this week, outside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 5.5 points and a good one 22.3.

Out Listed as out (knee - acl), so his chance of playing is 26%. The projection counts that chance; the floor and ceiling are for a game he plays.

Projected points
3.4
Floor
5.5
Ceiling
22.3
Rank this week
QB32
Opponent
CAR
Chance he plays
26%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Kyler Murray OQB30CHI4.17.8–25.3Compare
Sam Darnold OQB31ARI3.76.3–23.3Compare
Easton StickQB33CLE1.26.7–23.8Compare
Mac JonesQB34MIA1.16.0–22.9Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.