#9

Michael Penix Jr.

QB · Washington · Sr. · #9

CFB Index 94 · #3 of 140 QBsHigh confidenceAll-AmericanAtlanta — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 8, #8 overall

The record

255 pass yds, -5 rush yds · vs Michigan
Bowl, 2023
430 pass yds, 31 rush yds · vs Texas
Bowl, 2023
319 pass yds, -4 rush yds · vs Oregon
Week 14, 2023
All-America (WCFF)
2023
Maxwell
2023
204 pass yds, -9 rush yds · vs Washington State
Week 13, 2023

How it ended

Four seasons at Washington, 10,606 passing yards, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #8 overall by Atlanta.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#548 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2018–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #8
Atlanta · 2024

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

1 selectors honored him

🏅

POSITION AWARDS

Maxwell

2023 season

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2020)

All-Big Ten

Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches
2018
Washington
2021
Jimmy Lake
Washington
era →
2022
Washington
era →
2023
Washington

Coaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Lake → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 3rd NFL season

#8Rd 1 · Pick 8
AtlantaEntering 3rd NFL season
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology