Patrick Mahomes landed in a spot that will raise eyebrows in Kansas City.
FanSided’s Cody Williams and Jake Beckman put together a top 50 list of NFL players as the league moves closer to the start of the 2026 regular season, and Mahomes came in at No. 21. For a three-time Super Bowl champion, that is a jarring place to see his name.
The explanation from the rankings leaned on recent performance: "Performance-wise, he’s got an impossibly high ceiling, but he does have a floor … and it’s shown its ugly face over the past couple of seasons. That’s why he’s ranked 21st, and that’s why he’s the fourth-highest quarterback."
Mahomes was one of two Chiefs to crack the list, but his placement is the one that stands out. The ranking puts him behind Matthew Stafford at No.
2, Josh Allen at No. 8 and Drake Maye at No. 17, making him the fourth quarterback on the board. It also slots several non-quarterbacks ahead of him, including Myles Garrett at No.
1, Jaxon Smith-Njigba at No. 3, Micah Parsons at No. 4, former Chief Joe Thuney at No. 5 and Ja’Marr Chase at No.
Creed Humphrey was the other Kansas City player to make the cut, and his spot looks far more in line with expectations. The All-Pro center checked in at No. 25, a better result than where he landed on the NFL Top 100 this year.
Whether Chiefs fans agree with the order or not, the list is the list. If these rankings say 20 players are better than Mahomes right now, the answer from Kansas City will be the same as always: let him settle it on the field.
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