ESPN Ranks Mahomes #1 in the NFL

[TwistedChief]

Since everyone is up in arms about the #8 NFL top-100 ranking, I thought I'd share that the aggregate of NFL Nation reporters - including luminaries like Adam Teicher and Brooke Pryor - ranked Mahomes #1. Cry not, Chiefs fans - we still have the best player in the NFL.

1. Patrick Mahomes
QB | Chiefs
Age: 26
2021 rank: 1

Mahomes is a great playmaker in part because of his ability to complete unconventional throws. He has completed passes without looking at his intended receiver, throwing left-handed and in numerous other unorthodox ways. No other quarterback has produced like him through 63 career starts, and he is primed for another big season. And Mahomes will be energized by a number of factors in 2022: the significant moves made by all AFC West rivals, having a mostly new group of wide receivers, a career-low QBR (62.2) last year and his miserable second half in last season's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals. -- Adam Teicher

Signature stat: Since Mahomes became the Chiefs' starter in 2018, he leads all NFL quarterbacks in ... a lot of things. He is at the top of the leaderboard over that span in Total QBR (75), passing yards (18,707), passing touchdowns (151) and yards per dropback (7.6). Mahomes' .790 win percentage is the best of any quarterback to start at least five games.

What they are saying: "He has so much confidence, and when he walks in the room, results occur because of that confidence every day in practice. That's rare. You don't come across that very much.'' -- Chiefs quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy

2022 projection: 4,610 passing yards, 36 TDs, 12 INTs (358 yards/3 TDs rushing)

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