Patrick Mahomes II

Former quarterback at Texas Tech. 2016: 5,052 passing yards, 41 TD, 10 INT.

QB · Texas Tech · #5

6′3″ · Whitehouse, TX

Kansas City — drafted 2017, Rd 1, Pick 10, #10 overall

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 389 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech

Statement game586 yds · 6 TDvs Baylor (FBS) · W 54-35

Top 0.1% passing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Texas Tech. 2016: 5,052 passing yards, 41 TD, 10 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2014.
Drafted round 1 by the Kansas City in 2017.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #10 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas Tech, 11,252 passing yards — drafted at #10 overall by Kansas City.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20147 games

Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Whitehouse

2017

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 1, pick 10

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#389 national

CFB

College

Texas Tech

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #10

Kansas City · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Kliff Kingsbury

Texas Tech

Played his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 10th NFL season

#10Rd 1 · Pick 10

Kansas CityEntering 10th NFL season

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2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 16-21 over that span.

2014Texas Tech4-8HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015Texas Tech7-6HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (100th percentile). Strength: pass tds (98th percentile). Concern: interceptions (22nd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#1 / 167 · 100th pct

5052

Pass TDs#3 / 167 · 98th pct

Rush TDs#6 / 167 · 96th pct

Completion %#14 / 167 · 92nd pct

65.7%

Yards / att#22 / 167 · 86th pct

8.5

Fumbles lost#24 / 163 · 72nd pct

Rush yards#54 / 167 · 68th pct

285

Interceptions#127 / 167 · 22nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	460	4.0	9.5	0.6
Road5g	366	2.6	7.4	1.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	430	3.5	9.6	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	412	3.3	7.6	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Texas Tech	388	591	65.7%	5,052	8.5	41	10	157.0	--	--	--
2015	Texas Tech	364	573	63.5%	4,653	8.1	36	15	147.2	--	--	--
2014	Texas Tech	105	185	56.8%	1,547	8.4	16	4	151.2	--	--	--
Career		857	1,349	63.5%	11,252	8.3	93	29	152.0	--	--	--

Season	Team
2016	Texas Tech	131	285	2.2	12	--
2015	Texas Tech	131	456	3.5	10	--
2014	Texas Tech	46	104	2.3	0	--
Career		308	845	2.7	22	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2016

W 54–35

vs Baylor

586 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.9 · -6 rush yds (4 car)

Edged out Baylor at home in a shootout.

With K. Coutee — -4 rush yds (1 car) · M. Barden — 39 AVG · 44 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week