Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Penix Jr.
	Penix with the Atlanta Falcons in 2024
No. 9 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 8, 2000 (age 24); Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tampa Bay Technical (Tampa, Florida)
College:	Indiana (2018–2021); Washington (2022–2023);
NFL draft:	2024 / round: 1 / pick: 8
Career history
	Atlanta Falcons (2024–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	Maxwell Award (2023); AP Comeback Player of the Year (2022); First-team All-American (2023); 2× Second-team All-Pac-12 (2022, 2023); Second-team All-Big Ten (2020);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Tarrence Penix Jr. (/ˈpɛnɪks/ PENN-iks; born May 8, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football with the Indiana Hoosiers that were limited by injury, Penix had a breakout year with the Washington Huskies in 2022 when he led the FBS in yards per game and set the school season record for passing yards. The following year, he won the Maxwell Award after leading the NCAA in passing yards en route to an appearance in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship. Penix was selected by the Falcons eighth overall in the 2024 NFL draft.