Michael Penix Jr. vs. Tua Tagovailoa: Latest highlights from OTAs

The falcons/323" target="_blank">Atlanta Falcons wrapped up another day of OTAs at their Flowery Branch training facility, and as expected, all eyes were once again on the quarterback competition between Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa. Head coach Kevin Stefanski praised both quarterbacks at his Wednesday press conference.

Stefanski complimented Tagovailoa’s accuracy, calling it his “innate, God-given ability,” and credited Penix for his quick recovery from ACL surgery:

“What Mike’s able to do right now, in terms of individual and the 7-on-7, is outstanding,” said Stefanski. Both players got back to work on Wednesday and weren’t afraid to let it fly.

Thanks to many of the team’s local reporters, we were able to gather some clips of Penix and Tagovailoa from Wednesday’s OTAs. Check out the latest highlights from the Falcons QB battle below.

Here’s Penix connecting with Falcons wide receiver Drake London, per the team’s social media account.

Mike to Drake! pic.twitter.com/LSFugnAPgz

— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) May 27, 2026

Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa showed good ball placement on this throw to Drake London.

.@DrakeLondon_ is like that 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/lCFmhhOBr5

— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) May 27, 2026

Here’s more of Penix and Tagovailoa going through drills at Wednesday’s OTAs.

End zone angle of the quarterbacks doing some red zone drills pic.twitter.com/larmRcp0mZ

— Garrett Chapman (@gchapatl) May 27, 2026

Football pic.twitter.com/L2xlrOboCF

— Joe Patrick (@JoePatrick) May 27, 2026

Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa at #Falcons OTAs today @FOX5Atlantapic.twitter.com/x5b3cWpSv6

— Lexi Bowden (@lexibowden_) May 27, 2026

Michael Penix to Jahan Dotson, Tua Tagovailoa to Dylan Drummond — same throw in warmups. pic.twitter.com/I2aCt6vvGK

— Daniel Flick (@ByDanielFlick) May 27, 2026

Falcons president of football Matt Ryan made another appearance. He was allegedly throwing the ball again, but there wasn’t any video evidence. Here’s Ryan watching the Falcons quarterbacks go through drills.

Matt Ryan out here watching the QBs pic.twitter.com/VzLd2zTT1K

— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) May 27, 2026

This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons OTAs: Highlights of Penix-Tagovailoa Qb battle