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Michael Penix Jr., Falcons
Injury: ACL tear (November)
Boone’s redraft ranking: QB30
Fantasy Outlook: Penix is the least exciting fantasy quarterback on this list and has yet to prove himself worthy of the top-10 pick the Falcons used to draft him in 2024. Entering his age-26 season, Penix has a tough path in front of him as he attempts to get back to peak form after his third ACL tear (two suffered in college during the 2018 and 2020 campaigns).
Atlanta’s front office clearly wasn’t sure if he’d be ready for Week 1, which led them to add Tua Tagovailoa as an insurance policy. Penix is a pocket-passer, so we don’t need to worry about the ACL tear impacting his rushing production. We do have to monitor his recovery process and how it might affect his ability to get comfortable in the system implemented by new head coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who will be the playcaller.


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