Michael Penix Jr. Like Tua But 'With a Better Arm'.... Raiders Pay Out $300 to Land Him

The Las Vegas Raiders open as favorites to land Michael Penix, Jr. in this year's NFL Draft with a pretty sweet payout of $300 for every $100 bet.

What People Are Saying

There is only one lefty signal caller starting in the NFL at the moment and that's Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa.  Penix Jr. will soon be joining that unique club.  Which team?  We don't know yet. While Las Vegas is favored, the pricing is competitive from 3-1 right on down to 9-1 (Vikings 4-1, Broncos 5-1, Seahawks 7-1, Giants 8-1 and Patriots 9-1). 

ESPN describes Penix Jr. as "Tua with a better arm", and Tua is pretty good.

But like Tagovailoa, Penix Jr. tends to sustain a lot of injuries.  Penix Jr. suffered two ACL tears to his right knee that ended his 2018 and 2020 seasons.  He stayed healthy last season playing for Washington.

He threw for 4561 yards last year to go along with 31 touchdowns and a mere eight interceptions.

"He's just solid at everything," one AFC exec told ESPN.  This executive placed Penix immediately after Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels, and before McCarthy. "He can get streaky, but he's a good decision-maker who distributes the football well -- if a guy's open, he's going to find him. That, to me, is his secret sauce."   

Speaking on Tuesday’s Silver and Black Today Raiders podcast,  NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger highly praised Michael Penix. 

This second endorsement from a seasoned NFL insider shows the various opinions on Penix and where he might be drafted, Scott Gulbransen of SportsNaut wrote.    

Penix Jr recently interviewed with the Vikings.  They have the second shortest odds of landing him.

"It was great," Penix said of that meeting. "I feel like that's a good organization over there. I feel like they show a lot of good things, they've got a lot of good players as well. I felt very confident in that meeting.".

Bet Which team will draft Michael Penix Jr.                                         

Las Vegas Raiders                      3/1                  

Minnesota Vikings                     4/1                  

Denver Broncos                        5/1                  

Seattle Seahawks                      7/1                  

New York Giants                       8/1                  

New England Patriots                9/1                  

Los Angeles Rams                      14/1                

New Orleans Saints                   16/1                

Miami Dolphins                         20/1                

Atlanta Falcons                         25/1                

Dallas Cowboys                         33/1                

Tampa Bay Buccaneers              40/1                

Tennessee Titans                      40/1                

Detroit Lions                             50/1                

Washington Commanders         50/1                

Arizona Cardinals                      66/1                

New York Jets                           66/1                

Pittsburgh Steelers                    66/1                

Carolina Panthers                      80/1                

Chicago Bears                           80/1                

Los Angeles Chargers                80/1                

Philadelphia Eagles                   80/1                

Baltimore Ravens                      100/1              

Buffalo Bills                              100/1              

Cincinnati Bengals                     100/1              

Cleveland Browns                     100/1              

Green Bay Packers                    100/1              

Houston Texans                        100/1              

Indianapolis Colts                      100/1              

Jacksonville Jaguars                   100/1              

Kansas City Chiefs                     100/1              

San Francisco 49ers                   100/1  

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com