Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes
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Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021
No. 15 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Texas)
College:Texas Tech (2014–2016)
NFL draft:2017 / round: 1 / pick: 10
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Career passing yards per game: 288.9[a]
  • Passing touchdowns in a single postseason: 11 (2021) (tied)[2]
  • Total yards by a quarterback in a season: 5,614 (2022)[3]
NCAA (FBS) records
  • Most offensive yards in a game: 819
  • Most passing yards in a game: 734 (tied)[b]
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Passing attempts:4,171
Passing completions:2,778
Completion percentage:66.6%
TDINT:245–74
Passing yards:32,352
Passer rating:102.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II[4] (/məˈhmz/ mə-HOHMZ;[5] born September 17, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming their starting quarterback in 2018. He is one of five quarterbacks in NFL history to win three or more Super Bowls as a starter.[6] Mahomes is widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.[7][8][9]

Mahomes played college football and baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, choosing to focus on football after his sophomore year. In his junior year, he led NCAA Division I FBS in passing yards (5,052) and total touchdowns (53). He was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL draft and spent his rookie season as the backup to Alex Smith. In 2018, after the Chiefs traded Smith, Mahomes became the starter and threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He became the first quarterback to achieve over 5,000 passing yards in both college and the NFL, and joined Peyton Manning as the only players to record 5,000 passing yards and 50 touchdowns in an NFL season. For his performance in his first season as a starter, he won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player awards, becoming one of four black quarterbacks to win the AP MVP award.[c]

In the 2019 season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP for his performance, becoming the youngest quarterback and the second Black quarterback to earn the honor.[d] In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth over $450 million, making it one of the largest contracts in sports history. That season, the Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. In the 2022 season, Mahomes led the league in passing yards and touchdowns, won NFL MVP, and earned Super Bowl MVP after the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. He earned his third Super Bowl MVP the following year after guiding the Chiefs to a victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

  1. ^ "NFL Passing Yards per Game Career Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "NFL Passing Touchdowns Single-Season Playoffs Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Most Total Yards By A Quarterback In A Season In NFL History". StatMuse. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Patrick Mahomes II player profile". Texas Tech Red Raiders Athletics. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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  6. ^ Sullivan, Tyler (February 12, 2024). "2024 Super Bowl: NFL legends Patrick Mahomes has surpassed with latest championship". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Heifetz, Danny (February 13, 2023). "Patrick Mahomes Has Earned a Place Among the NFL's Greats". The Ringer. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Clawson, Douglas (February 16, 2023). "Where Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid rank among NFL's all-time greats at their positions". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Breech, John (February 13, 2023). "Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes may already be a Hall of Famer after gutsy performance that earned him MVP". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  10. ^ Rhoden, William C. (February 3, 2019). "MVP Patrick Mahomes is now part of the legendary black quarterback fraternity". Andscape. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2021.


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