Patrick Mahomes II: The Record-Breaking Rookie Sensation

The NFL is a constantly evolving league that has a surplus of talented players trying to leave their mark on football history. One rookie in particular has shown his potential to become the next big superstar of the league and has exceeded all expectations.

Patrick Mahomes II is the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Drafted number 10 in the first round, the Texas Tech University alumni was not expected to achieve much his rookie year. Going into the draft, Mahomes was known to have the best arm out of any of the other rookie quarterbacks. However, many scouts and general managers saw him as nothing more than an average starting quarterback in the future. The Chiefs took the chance and struck gold with their draft pick.

So far, Mahomes is on pace to have the greatest season ever for a rookie quarterback. Mahomes caught fire immediately into his rookie campaign, earning himself fourteen passing touchdowns without a single interception in his first four games. By these statistics, it would mean that Mahomes would be on pace to have 40+ touchdown passes season for his rookie year. The explosive quarterback also broke Drew Brees’ and Peyton Manning’s records for the most touchdown passes in the first two games of a season; Mahomes threw ten touchdowns in two games while Brees and Manning threw nine.

Mahomes’s elite playmaking ability and high IQ for a rookie quarterback has helped his team start the season on top of the NFL with a 5-0 record. Mahomes has already shown that he is the best quarterback and most likely even the best offensive player from his draft class. With the Chiefs now at the top of the league, Mahomes must prove that he can withstand the pressure and play consistently.

At only 23 years old, Patrick Mahomes II has left NFL fans from all around the nation shocked by his playstyle and ability to throw the football from anywhere on the field. Even with a small market team, Mahomes is able to get more and more people to watch the Chiefs every week in hopes to see more spectacular plays from the rookie. His talent will only take him further up into stardom as he has the potential to become the next major football icon of the current American culture.