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Baker Mayfield
QB · TBStats & schedule ›14.8FF projected
↓ -0.4 vs ESPN
at CARSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Baker Mayfield or Michael Penix Jr. this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
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Start Baker Mayfield
Week 7 · Standard
Baker Mayfield averaged 32.0 pass attempts per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 28.3 for Michael Penix Jr.. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
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Michael Penix Jr.
QB · ATLStats & schedule ›14.7FF projected
↑ +0.1 vs ESPN
vs SFSun 1:00 PM ET
Baker Mayfield
FF14.8 FP
Boosted Trees15.5 FP
Workload14.4 FP
Monte Carlo14.5 FP
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 3.5 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Baker Mayfield; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 32.0 pass attempts per game.
Michael Penix Jr.
FF14.7 FP
Boosted Trees13.9 FP
Workload14.9 FP
Monte Carlo— FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 16.7 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 1.0 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 16.7 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.0 targets and 2.1 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Olamide Zaccheaus; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 28.3 pass attempts per game.
Baker Mayfield
Fortified14.8
ESPN15.1
Sleeper14.3
FantasyPros—
Baker Mayfield faces CAR in Week 7.
Michael Penix Jr.
Fortified14.7
ESPN14.6
Sleeper15.1
FantasyPros—
Michael Penix Jr. faces SF in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 16.7 fantasy points.
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