Kirk Cousins for Michael Penix Jr. (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL	Kirk Cousins QB - LV Kirk Cousins QB - LV
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 32	# 34	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at PIT	vs. MIA	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs PIT	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs MIA	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	123.2	108.6	-
Avg Game	13.7	10.9	-
Avg Projection	83.6	47.2	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	7	31	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Michael Penix Jr.	Kirk Cousins	Add Player

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 08/05	#32	#39	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#29	‐	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 08/05	#35	‐	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#29	#35	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#32	#34	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 08/04	#34	#30	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/04	#31	#37	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#34	#35	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/04	#33	#36	-

Justin Dodds J. Dodds SleeperWire SleeperWire 08/04	#32	#34	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#33	#30	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#32	#33	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/04	#33	#36	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/04	#34	#33	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 08/04	#31	#32	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/04	#31	#34	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 08/04	#32	#31	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/04	#32	#34	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#35	#32	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#32	#36	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#32	#34	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#35	#33	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/03	#31	#34	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/02	#36	#32	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#32	#34	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#36	#32	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#37	#34	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante OTC Fantasy OTC Fantasy 08/01	#36	#32	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#36	#30	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#34	#33	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#34	#31	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#32	#30	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/04	#32	#29	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#33	#34	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#34	#37	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/04	#35	#31	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#34	#35	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#33	#26	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#28	#29	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#31	#34	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#36	#39	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#30	#34	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#33	#35	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#33	#30	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/04	#32	#34	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#32	#35	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	‐	#30	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#32	#33	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#31	‐	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#35	#31	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#33	#29	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#30	#32	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#30	#35	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#33	#35	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#32	#35	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#27	‐	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#27	‐	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#31	#27	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#33	#35	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#33	#34	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#36	#33	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#32	#34	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#32	#34	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#33	#32	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#32	#34	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#31	#33	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#29	‐	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#31	#34	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#32	#34	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#30	#37	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#32	#34	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#32	‐	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#31	#33	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#33	#34	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#32	#35	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#36	#31	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#30	#32	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#32	#33	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#30	#34	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#34	#35	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#32	#34	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#33	#31	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#31	#34	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	‐	#32	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#34	#32	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#30	#35	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#31	#32	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#35	#33	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#33	#35	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#29	#33	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#35	#33	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#31	#34	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#31	#36	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#31	#34	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/04	#32	#34	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#31	#34	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#29	#34	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#35	#36	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#31	#28	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#28	‐	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#33	#28	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#34	#35	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#32	‐	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#35	#32	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#30	#35	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#33	#34	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/04	#32	#33	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#32	#35	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#31	#33	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#29	#28	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#34	#30	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 08/04	#36	#34	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#30	#33	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#31	#34	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#30	#33	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#29	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#27	‐	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#27	‐	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#27	#38	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#27	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL	Kirk Cousins QB - LV Kirk Cousins QB - LV
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at PIT	vs. MIA
Week 2	vs. CAR	at LAC
Week 3	at GB	at NO
Week 4	at NO	vs. KC
Week 5	vs. BAL	at NE
Week 6	vs. CHI	vs. BUF
Week 7	vs. SF	vs. LAR
Week 8	at TB	at NYJ
Week 9	vs. CIN	at SF
Week 10	vs. KC	vs. SEA
Week 11	BYE WEEK	at DEN
Week 12	at MIN	at CLE
Week 13	vs. DET	BYE WEEK
Week 14	at CLE	vs. LAC
Week 15	at WAS	vs. DEN
Week 16	vs. TB	vs. TEN
Week 17	vs. NO	at ARI
Week 18	at CAR	at KC

Player Projections Comparison
	Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL	Kirk Cousins QB - LV Kirk Cousins QB - LV
Passing

Pass Att	189.0	113.7
Pass Cmp	119.1	74.1
Pass Yards	1,350.1	783.2
Pass TDs	7.2	5.1
Ints	3.7	3.9

Rushing

Rush Attempts	13.5	5.2
Rush Yards	47.0	9.0
Rush TDs	0.3	0.1

Misc

Fumbles	1.0	0.9

Points

Fantasy Points	83.6	47.2

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL	Kirk Cousins QB - LV Kirk Cousins QB - LV
2025 Points
Week 1	24.0	‐
Week 2	5.3	‐
Week 3	5.8	1.2
Week 4	19.7	‐
Week 5	‐	‐
Week 6	14.6	‐
Week 7	12.2	‐
Week 8	‐	7.1
Week 9	22.7	‐
Week 10	11.0	‐
Week 11	7.9	2.1
Week 12	‐	15.5
Week 13	‐	13.4
Week 14	‐	4.5
Week 15	‐	26.9
Week 16	‐	18.6
Week 17	‐	9.1
Week 18	‐	10.2
Total	123.2	108.6
Average	13.7	10.9

Notes for Player Combination
	Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL Michael Penix Jr. QB - ATL	Kirk Cousins QB - LV Kirk Cousins QB - LV
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	Michael Penix Jr.'s second NFL season came to a premature end when he tore his left ACL against the Panthers in Week 11. Penix tore his right ACL twice during his college career and has to be regarded as a major injury risk going forward. Although the Falcons were 3-6 in his nine 2025 starts, Penix offered a few encouraging signs last year, averaging a respectable 7.2 yards per pass attempt and posting an ultra-low 1.1% interception rate. But Penix threw only nine TD passes in his nine starts. The rocket-armed Penix will have to battle veteran Tua Tagovailoa for playing time in Atlanta this season. Penix isn't draftable in 1QB leagues but is a late-round option in superflex leagues.	The Raiders signed veteran QB Kirk Cousins to a two-year deal in the offseason and will let him keep the seat warm for No. 1 draft pick Fernando Mendoza before eventually settling into a backup role. The question is how long Cousins will be the starter. There have been reports that the Raiders - and particularly minority owner Tom Brady - would like Mendoza to have a full redshirt season and not make any starts. The reality is that no quarterback drafted No. 1 has sat out his entire rookie season since Carson Palmer in 2003. Cousins, who'll be 38 this season, averaged just 6.4 yards per pass attempt with the Falcons last season and had fewer than 200 passing yards in six of his eight starts. Cousins is a viable option in superflex leagues only because he's expected to play early in the season.