Fingers crossed there is a bottle episode in which some kind of Office Olympics are held in which everyone in line for the job has to compete.
That announcement will come at a currently undisclosed time.
Penelope would totally try destroy the new dude.
As I’m sure you could tell from that description, Damon Gupton won’t be taking on the role of the new head of the BAU, and according to Deadline, the game has changed to make only one of those replacements a new character, while the promotion to chief will be earned by someone already working within the unit.