Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr.
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tom Allen and Kalen DeBoer. 2023 added another: Maxwell. The receipt on tape: 473 pass yds, 4 pass TD against Michigan State, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 10,606 passing yards, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #8 overall by Atlanta.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Lake → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
AtlantaEntering 3rd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR12 · All-American
All-American. Named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
1 selectors honored him
POSITION AWARDS
Maxwell
2023 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 363 | 556 | 65.3% | 4,903 | 8.8 | 36 | 11 | 156.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 362 | 554 | 65.3% | 4,641 | 8.4 | 31 | 8 | 151.3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Indiana | 87 | 162 | 53.7% | 939 | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 101.9 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Indiana | 13 | 24 | 54.2% | 123 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 825 | 1,296 | 63.7% | 10,606 | 8.2 | 71 | 26 | 146.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 35 | 8 | 0.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 35 | 92 | 2.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Indiana | 17 | -24 | -1.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Indiana | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 113 | 1.2 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 36–33
vs Oregon
302 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.2 · -5 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Penix Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2023
#9
Heisman top-10 (#9) · finalist probability 27%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2018–2023+3886%
Up 3886% from first season to most-recent.