Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Penix Jr.
	Penix 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:	Unsigned draft pick
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);
	Player stats at PFR

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