Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes played college football and baseball at Texas Tech as the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes. Mahomes gave up baseball after his sophomore year to focus solely on football.
Mahomes led all NCAA Division I FBS players in multiple categories during his junior year, including passing yards and total touchdowns. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him 10th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Mahomes spent his rookie season as Alex Smith’s backup. After the Chiefs traded Smith to the Washington Redskins, he was named the starter in 2018. Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions that season. Mahomes became the only quarterback in history to throw for over 5,000 yards in both a college and an NFL season. Mahomes and Peyton Manning are the only NFL players to have thrown 50 touchdown passes and 5,000 yards in the same season.
How many Super Bowls has Patrick Mahomes lost?
Patrick Mahomes has made two Super Bowl appearances.