Fantasy football: Where to draft Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

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We’re hurtling toward the 2024 NFL season, and fantasy managers can once again expect Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes to be elite. It’s a scary thought, but the 3-time Super Bowl winner might have one of his deepest receiver corps yet.

It’s amazing, really, as Mahomes was able to lead a team to another championship with a then rookie WR Rashee Rice last season. Yes, he has future Hall of Fame TE Travis Kelce, but the rest of the receiver corps was subpar. The Chiefs management worked hard to change that room dramatically.

The team used the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to nab WR Xavier Worthy, while acquiring WR Marquise Brown in the offseason. The latter suffered a sternoclavicular joint dislocation early in preseason, but he should be back before too long. As long as Rice doesn’t face disciplinary action for an off-the-field traffic transgression, this is the deepest receiver room Mahomes has had in a while.

Below, we look at Patrick Mahomes’ 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

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Patrick Mahomes’ ADP: 26.78

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

It should go without saying, but Mahomes is an elite fantasy option who should be the 1st or 2nd signal caller off of the draft board in all formats.

His ADP is 26.78, which puts him 2nd at the position behind only Buffalo’s Josh Allen (21.93). He checks in slightly ahead of Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts (28.10), Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (35.42), Indianpolis’ Anthony Richardson (55.14) and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow (55.34).

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Patrick Mahomes’ 2023-24 stats

Games: 16

Passing yards: 4,183

Completions | attempts: 401 | 597

Passing touchdowns: 27

Interceptions: 14

Carries | rushing yards: 75 | 389

Rushing touchdowns: 0

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Where should you draft Mahomes?

Looking at the stats for Mahomes, you have to marvel not only at his consistency, but also at his durability. He has missed just 4 games across the past 6 seasons. In addition, Mahomes has recorded at least 390 completions in 4 consecutive seasons, and he has eclipsed 4,000 passing yards in 6 straight campaigns.

What’s more, Mahomes actually set a career high with a 67.2% completion percentage in 2023, although, he also set a high with 14 INTs, too. And while no one will confuse Mahomes with Baltimore’s Jackson or Philadelphia’s Hurts, the Chiefs signal caller was able to set a new career best with 389 rushing yards and 75 attempts.

And, while Mahomes has some rather amazing numbers, how about the fact he hasn’t lost a fumble since the 2021 season, and he has just 2 lost fumbles in 6 full seasons as a starter.

Fantasy managers are going to start sniffing around Mahomes late in Round 2 in leagues of 12 or more teams. He is just an outstanding fantasy option, and he has put up giant numbers in the past with much, much less of a supporting cast. There is no way he lasts past Round 3 in any format, so if you want him, be ready early on draft day.

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