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QB | Chiefs
Age: 29
2024 rank: 1After the Chiefs’ loss in Super Bowl LIX, the league’s most talented quarterback will have plenty of motivation to showcase that he can still be a better version of himself. Mahomes should also have more of his best targets — Travis Kelce, Isiah Pacheco, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown — on the field together in 2025. — Nate Taylor
Signature stat: Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion, has amassed 46 touchdown passes in the playoffs. That’s the second most all time after Tom Brady’s 88.
2025 projection: 4,371 yards, 30 TDs, 12 INTs (73 carries, 369 rushing yards)
2025 Best NFL Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson Lead Top 10 Rankings | FOX Sports
T-1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Henry McKenna: When you win two of the last three Super Bowls, you’re clearly one of the league’s best players. Statistically, it wasn’t always pretty last year, but Mahomes and the Chiefs somehow finished atop their division and conference. This year, Kansas City’s roster might be even better-built to support Mahomes. It’s strange to think he might have a bounce-back year in 2025 when his “down” years included a Super Bowl berth, but that’s the truth.
Kansas City Chiefs
The most underrated story in the NFL right now is that the Kansas City Chiefs have totally revamped the left side of the offensive line. First-round rookie Josh Simmons has blossomed into a set-and-forget piece at left tackle, and 2024 second-round pick Kingsley Suamataia has transitioned from tackle to left guard splendidly. Patrick Mahomes was sacked more than any other time in his career last season and may have cost them the opportunity for the NFL’s first-ever three-peat. If they fixed that with these changes to the left side, it’s a massive development. Grade: A
Trending 📉 📈 after NFL preseason Week 3, including the Chiefs’ offensive fix | The Athletic
The Chiefs’ offense looks elite again. Kansas City was a perennial top-six offense in each of Patrick Mahomes’ first five seasons. They peaked in 2022, leading the NFL in points and yards, but declined every year since.
What changed? It wasn’t Tyreek Hill’s departure, as he was traded in 2021, the year prior to their top season. The root of this issue can be traced back to the 2023 offseason, when left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. departed for a payday in Cincinnati after two Pro Bowl years protecting Mahomes’ blindside.
Last season, the Chiefs fielded their worst offense of the Mahomes era. They were just average, ranking 15th in points per game and 16th in yards, while Mahomes took a career-high 36 sacks....
