Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II[5] (born September 17, 1995) is an American football player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He plays the quarterback position. He is the son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Pat Mahomes. He played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University, but quit baseball to focus on football more. He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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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 28)
Tyler, Texas, USA
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
College
NFL records
  • Career passer rating (minimum 1,500 attempts): 105.7[1]
  • Career playoff passer rating (minimum 150 attempts): 107.4[2]
  • Total yards by a quarterback in a season: 5,614 (2022)[3]
  • Passing touchdowns in a single postseason: 11 (2021) (tied)[4]
Career statistics as of 2022
Passing attempts:2,993
Passing completions:1,985
Completion percentage:66.3%
TDINT:192–49
Passing yards:24,241
Passer rating:105.7
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Mahomes spent his first season with the Chiefs as a backup to Alex Smith. He became the primary player in the 2018 season. In the same season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He had also thrown for over 5,000 yards in a college season, becoming the first player to throw more than 5,000 yards in college and the NFL. He also became the second player to throw for more than 5,000 yards and score 50 touchdowns in a season, with Peyton Manning being the first.[6]

During the 2019–20 playoffs, Mahomes appeared in Super Bowl LIV, the Chiefs' first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, where they beat the San Francisco 49ers.[7] Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP, the second African-American quarterback and youngest player to do so.

Mahomes is known for his athleticism and his unique passing ability.

Early life

Mahomes was born on September 17, 1995, in Tyler, Texas, to MLB player, Pat Mahomes and Randi Mahomes.[8] In high school, Mahomes played football, baseball, and basketball.[9] Playing football in his senior year, Mahomes he had 4,619 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns.[10] In baseball, he threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a game.[10] He was selected in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign a contract.[11]

NFL career statistics

Legend
AP NFL MVP
Super Bowl MVP
Won the Super Bowl
NFL record
Led the league
Bold Career best

Regular season

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost
2017 KC 1 1 1–0 22 35 62.9 284 8.1 51 0 1 76.4 7 10 1.4 5 0 2 15 0 0
2018 KC 16 16 12–4 383 580 66.0 5,097 8.8 89 50 12 113.8 60 272 4.5 28 2 26 171 9 2
2019 KC 14 14 11–3 319 484 65.9 4,031 8.3 83 26 5 105.3 43 218 5.1 25 2 17 127 3 2
2020 KC 15 15 14–1 390 588 66.3 4,740 8.1 75 38 6 108.2 62 308 5.0 24 2 22 147 5 2
2021 KC 17 17 12–5 436 658 66.3 4,839 7.4 75 37 13 98.5 66 381 5.8 32 2 28 146 9 4
2022 KC 17 17 14–3 435 648 67.1 5,250 8.1 67 41 12 105.2 61 358 5.9 20 4 26 188 5 0
Career 80 80 64–16 1,985 2,993 66.3 24,241 8.1 89 192 49 105.7 299 1,547 5.2 32 12 121 794 31 10

Postseason

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost
2017 KC 0 0 DNP
2018 KC 2 2 1–1 43 72 59.7 573 8.0 54 3 0 98.9 5 19 3.8 9 1 8 71 2 0
2019 KC 3 3 3–0 72 112 64.3 901 8.0 60 10 2 111.5 24 135 5.6 27 2 6 20 4 0
2020 KC 3 3 2–1 76 117 65.0 850 7.3 71 4 2 90.8 13 52 4.0 13 1 4 27 1 0
2021 KC 3 3 2–1 89 122 73.0 1,057 8.7 64 11 3 118.8 13 117 9.0 34 1 9 81 1 0
2022 KC 3 3 3–0 72 100 72.0 703 7.0 29 7 0 114.7 12 60 5.0 26 0 3 11 1 1
Career 14 14 11–3 352 523 67.3 4,084 7.8 71 35 7 107.4 67 383 5.7 34 5 30 210 9 1

Super Bowl

Year SB Team Opp. Passing Rushing Result
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A TD
2019 LIV KC SF 26 42 61.9 286 6.8 2 2 78.1 9 29 3.2 1 W 31–20
2020 LV KC TB 26 49 53.1 270 5.5 0 2 52.3 5 33 6.6 0 L 31–9
2022 LVII KC PHI 21 27 77.8 182 6.7 3 0 131.8 6 44 7.3 0 W 38–35
Career 73 118 61.9 738 6.3 5 4 79.7 20 106 5.3 1 W−L 2–1

Patrick Mahomes Media

References

  1. "NFL Passer Rating Career Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. "NFL Passer Rating Career Playoffs Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. Kerr, Jeff (January 8, 2023). "Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes passes Drew Brees for most total yards in a season in NFL history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. "NFL Passing Touchdowns Single-Season Playoffs Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. "Patrick Mahomes II player profile". TexasTech.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. "NFL Passing Touchdowns Single-Season Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. Gregory, Sean (January 20, 2020). "Patrick Mahomes Could Be Headed for NFL Icon Status at Super Bowl LIV" (in en). Time. https://time.com/5768169/patrick-mahomes-super-bowl-liv/. Retrieved January 20, 2020. 
  8. Palmer, Tod (April 29, 2017). "Father's big-league career provides insight, template for Patrick Mahomes II". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  9. Ojeda Jr., Louis (January 12, 2020). "Texas Tech's all-around athlete might be next sports superstar". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Magelssen, Tommy (March 13, 2014). "Texas Tech QB signee Patrick Mahomes tosses no-hitter, strikes out 16 – SportsDay". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. Stephen, Eric (February 1, 2020). "Patrick Mahomes is the latest MLB draftee to play in a Super Bowl". SBNation.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.