ESPN Fantasy Football on Michael Penix Jr.

ArticleFantasy football free agents: Jordan Love, MarShawn Lloyd lead top optionsCaptured October 12, 2026

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Penix has fallen short of 15 fantasy points in each of his starts, but Week 6 brings the Bears -- and we saw what Love did to that defense. Penix (ribs) left Sunday night's game before it was over.

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Penix's elite Bears matchup offers breakout potential despite rib injury and prior underperformance.

Penix has fallen short of 15 fantasy points in each start but faces the Bears in Week 6, the same defense that allowed Jordan Love to score 25.28 points. He left Sunday's game early with a rib injury; if he misses time, Tua Tagovailoa would be next up, but the source prefers Penix.