Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

The son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University.

Mahomes was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star football recruit and was ranked as the 12th best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He received offers from Texas Tech, Rice, and Houston. He committed to Texas Tech University.

Mahomes was ranked second-best quarterback by SI.com, third by ESPN, and fourth by NFLDraftScout.com.

Representatives from 28 NFL teams attended his pro day at Texas Tech. He became one of the fastest rising prospects during the draft process and had 18 private workouts and official team visits, the most for any prospect in 2017.

How fast can Patrick Mahomes throw a football?

Fastest football throw ever: Patrick Mahomes, others during NFL Combine. Officially, the NFL Scouting Combine started to measure the velocity of football a decade ago.

It’s in this that Patrick Mahomes tied the combine record of 60 miles-per-hour during the annual event in 2017.

How many times has Mahomes fumbled?

Patrick Mahomes has fumbled 27 times in his career.