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Patrick Mahomes — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 20.41 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 104, usage worth 20.4.

30 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 104
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 4.9, 11.4 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER106.5
ESPN109
YAHOO97.6
UNDERDOG97.1
CBS103
FFA113

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 9, pick 8 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankQB14
Bye week5
ADP standard deviation4.9 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 313.3 points, 18.6 per game — 4,223 passing yards, 25.9 passing TDs, 356 rushing yards. That is QB3, 112 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 14.9 points per game to a ceiling of 25.2, with the median at 18.6. Boom rate 35%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 104 on consensus and our board has him 112. We rank him 8 picks worse than the room drafts him, so at ADP he is mildly overpriced. That is an objection to the price and not to the player — if he falls past his slot he can be exactly the right pick.

Our written view

reportedly cleared and fully participating in camp without restrictions, removing one layer of uncertainty. But the team has also publicly signaled intent to scale back his rushing/scrambling rate specifically (his own long-term health, plus a new true bell-cow RB added this offseason) — directly threatening the exact rushing production that drove his big statistical spike two seasons ago. Realistic outlook: a return to very good, but no longer top-3.

buy · medium conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Kansas City Chiefs returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing rb1, oc. Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, Andy Reid as head coach, Eric Bieniemy calling it. The offense projects to 34 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 25.8 rushes.

In: Justin Fields (qb2), Cyrus Allen (wr5), Andrew Armstrong (wr7), Kenneth Walker III (rb1), Emmett Johnson (rb3), Emari Demercado (rb4). Out: Marquise Brown (wr3), Isiah Pacheco (rb1), Kareem Hunt (rb2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Rashee Rice19.1%
Travis Kelce13.3%
Tyquan Thornton12.4%
Xavier Worthy12.1%
Brashard Smith7.7%
Cyrus Allen7.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Highly relevant offense to own pieces of. Mahomes needs to return to his MVP form to support WR other than Rice, but Kenneth Walker III may be about to feast in KC if he can stay healthy. Of note, if Walker were to suffer an injury, RB Emmett Johnson has a great opportunity to fill in and be a valuable back.

Key additions: OC Eric Bieniemy retuns to Chiefs as OC. Previously served as OC from 2018 - 2022. Add RB Kenneth Walker III in free agency on massive 3 year deal.

Key departures: Isiah Pacheco left Chiefs for Lions in free agency. RB Kareem Hunt is also likely gone from the team. WR Hollywood Brown also left to the Eagles in free agency. Chiefs lost RT Jawaan Taylor in free agency (mid).

Notes: Rashee Rice is slotted to operate as WR1 & holds high value for 2026 season. Mahomes should be recovered from torn ACL. Kelce is in his final season most likely. Xavier Worthy has struggled to produce, could break out, but not looking great right now. Chiefs sign Kenneth Walker III in free agency (reigning superbowl MVP RB from seahawks) and he is set for monster season. Brashard Smith should operate as receiving back and Emmett Johnson will battle for 3rd string back with Emari Demercado.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Patrick Mahomes returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.4 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 34 att/g; New OC Eric Bieniemy — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How the quarterback projection was built

Base case 282.9 PPR points, with a bear case of 132 and a bull case of 394.1, and a comp mean of 264.2. The model puts 30% probability on him beating this and 70% on falling short. Drawn from 20 comparable quarterback seasons.

Comparable seasonWhat he actually scoredDistance
Cam Newton 201816.70.3
Kyler Murray 2021200.50.5
Andrew Luck 2013392.10.5
Blake Bortles 2015271.10.5
Aaron Rodgers 2018312.50.6

Cross-check against the dynasty market: his production ranks in the 69th percentile and his value in the 76th, which the engine reads as in line. Players with a similar production-against-value gap saw dynasty value move -13.4% over the following year, across 81 cases — a dynasty signal, not a 2026 scoring one.

Offensive environment: KC rates 24.1 against a league average of 23, 1.1 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-2.5 · harder
Weeks 1–6-1.3 · neutral
Weeks 12–17-5.1 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-4.9 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -5.3% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.8 elite seasons and 3.1 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Kyler Murray202417.544%-24.4%
Baker Mayfield202421.542%0%
Dak Prescott202320.242%+2%
Justin Herbert20231841%+0.1%
Josh Allen202423.738%+12.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 1 gained value, 1 lost it and 3 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-06 to 2026-07. Down 36% across the series, peaking at 9,999.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 1, pick 10 by KAN
CollegeTexas Tech
Age at draft21
Height6′2″
Weight225 lb
40-yard dash4.8s
Vertical30″
Broad jump114″
3-cone6.88s
Shuttle4.08s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game20.7
Week-to-week variation0.4
Boom rate7.8%
Bust rate7.8%
Games missed per season0.3
Injury historyAnkle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.08

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · KC · 14 games

His best game was Week 6 against DET — 31.48 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 30-17. His worst was Week 14 against HOU at 6.3, on 1 targets, final score 10-20. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 19.8; in the 6 decided by more, 21.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.4 points per game. He scored 20.41, 0.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LAC21-2726.02065720%100%
2PHI17-2022.08076620%100%
3NYG22-913.1605210%100%
4BAL37-2027.304540%92%
5JAX28-3126.72066020%100%
6DET30-1731.480103240%100%
7LV31-026.24042830%80%
8WAS28-722.96043030%100%
9BUF21-2810.501500%100%
11DEN19-2213.3401310%100%
12IND23-2017.08043000%100%
13DAL28-3129.44033040%100%
14HOU10-206.3-1075903.4%100%
15LAC13-1613.06021510%92%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards-10
Carries64
Rushing yards422
Touchdowns27
Points per game20.41
Yards per target-10
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry6.59

Role

Snap share97.43%
Target share0.24%
Air-yards share-0.2%
WOPR0.002

Efficiency

Average depth of target-8
Yards after catch per reception-2
Yards before catch per reception-8
Total YAC-2
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted79.2
Receiving EPA per game-0.18
Rushing EPA per game2.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share17%
Goal-line carry share9.5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.65

Who else ate

The offense threw it 584 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce19.71%
Rashee Rice14.23%
Marquise Brown13.5%
Xavier Worthy13.32%
JuJu Smith-Schuster8.21%
Noah Gray6.75%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 14 games were blowouts, 26.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 25.5 in those and 19.78 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · KC · 16 games

His best game was Week 12 against CAR — 28.76 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 30-27. His worst was Week 7 against SF at 12.06, on 0 targets, final score 28-18. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 11 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.2; in the 5 decided by more, 16.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.9 points per game. He scored 17.69, 3.1% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BAL27-2015.1422313.7%100%
2CIN26-2512.94042920%100%
3ATL22-1716.38061720%100%
4LAC17-1013051210%100%
5NO26-1313.44062200%100%
7SF28-1812.06053910%100%
8LV27-2018.18061720%100%
9TB30-2424.5402930%100%
10DEN16-1416.54031910%100%
11BUF21-3015.8400030%100%
12CAR30-2728.76056030%100%
13LV19-1716.6402410%100%
14LAC19-1714.1041710%100%
15CLE21-715.76021420%89%
16HOU27-1923.7053320%100%
17PIT29-1026011230%100%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards2
Carries58
Rushing yards307
Touchdowns28
Points per game17.69
Yards per target2
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry5.29

Role

Snap share99.31%
Target share0.23%
Air-yards share-0.04%
WOPR0.003

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1
Yards after catch per reception3
Yards before catch per reception-1
Total YAC3
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted79.2
Receiving EPA per game-0.03
Rushing EPA per game1.52

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share10.6%
Goal-line carry share6.5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.36

Who else ate

The offense threw it 600 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce23.37%
Xavier Worthy17.22%
DeAndre Hopkins10.37%
Noah Gray8.61%
Samaje Perine6.15%
Kareem Hunt5.62%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 16 games were blowouts, 9.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 26 in those and 18.17 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · KC · 16 games

His best game was Week 7 against LAC — 33.86 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 31-17. His worst was Week 8 against DEN at 5.6, on 0 targets, final score 9-24. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.1; in the 6 decided by more, 19.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.5 points per game. He scored 17.51, 8.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1DET20-2119.54064520%100%
2JAX17-921.2073020%100%
3CHI41-1025.68032830%73%
4NYJ23-2013.22075110%100%
5MIN27-2019.2400020%100%
6DEN19-817.34063110%100%
7LAC31-1733.86042940%100%
8DEN9-245.6032000%100%
9MIA21-1415.8062420%100%
11PHI17-2116.88063820%100%
12LV31-1720.8205920%100%
13GB19-2713042610%100%
14BUF17-2013.6401810%100%
15NE27-1715.703-520%100%
16LV14-2016.70105310%100%
17CIN25-171204210%100%

Production

Carries75
Rushing yards389
Touchdowns27
Points per game17.51
Yards per carry5.19

Role

Snap share98.31%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.83

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share7.8%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs0.41

Who else ate

The offense threw it 634 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce20.23%
Rashee Rice17.06%
Justin Watson8.86%
Isiah Pacheco8.19%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling7.02%
Noah Gray6.86%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 16 games were blowouts, 9.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 25.68 in those and 16.12 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · KC · 17 games

His best game was Week 1 against ARI — 34.9 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 44-21. His worst was Week 18 against LV at 14.98, on 0 targets, final score 31-13. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 10 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24.4; in the 7 decided by more, 24.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.8 points per game. He scored 24.55, 27.1% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ARI44-2134.903550%93%
2LAC27-2417.302-120%100%
3IND17-2017.08042610%100%
4TB41-3123.36043430%100%
5LV30-2930.48042840%100%
6BUF20-2419.62042120%100%
7SF44-2326.9200030%91%
9TEN20-1734.14066320%100%
10JAX27-1731.14073940%100%
11LAC30-2727.46042330%100%
12LA26-1018.4043610%100%
13CIN24-2719.8202920%100%
14DEN34-2819.7803-330%100%
15HOU30-2432.74053330%100%
16SEA24-1023.7602830%100%
17DEN27-2425.5264832.4%100%
18LV31-1314.98032910%88%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards6
Carries61
Rushing yards358
Touchdowns45
Points per game24.55
Yards per target6
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry5.87

Role

Snap share98.35%
Target share0.14%
Air-yards share-0.17%
WOPR0.001

Efficiency

Average depth of target-9
Yards after catch per reception15
Yards before catch per reception-9
Total YAC15
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted91.7
Receiving EPA per game0.02
Rushing EPA per game1.43

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share14.1%
Goal-line carry share12.9%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.34

Who else ate

The offense threw it 650 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce24.92%
JuJu Smith-Schuster16.56%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling13.28%
Jerick McKinnon11.64%
Justin Watson5.57%
Mecole Hardman5.57%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 18.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 25.6 in those and 24.39 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · KC · 17 games

His best game was Week 10 against LV — 36.24 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 41-14. His worst was Week 11 against DAL at 7.5, on 0 targets, final score 19-9. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 11 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 22.7; in the 9 decided by more, 20. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.3 points per game. He scored 21.27, 13.1% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CLE33-2933.28051840%100%
2BAL35-3624.0201330%100%
3LAC24-3022.9044530%100%
4PHI42-3031.72052650%100%
5BUF20-3818.98086120%100%
6WAS31-1322.98033120%100%
7TEN3-277.74063500%75%
8NYG20-1714031010%100%
9GB13-710.4402-210%100%
10LV41-1436.2400050%96%
11DAL19-97.5071100%100%
13DEN22-912.56041210%100%
14LV48-920.32042020%94%
15LAC34-2829.6033230%100%
16PIT36-1022.3200030%91%
17CIN31-3420.86022520%100%
18DEN28-2426.2095420%100%

Production

Carries66
Rushing yards381
Touchdowns39
Points per game21.27
Yards per carry5.77

Role

Snap share97.41%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.84

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share17%
Goal-line carry share3.7%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.62

Who else ate

The offense threw it 674 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyreek Hill25.12%
Travis Kelce21.17%
Mecole Hardman13.11%
Byron Pringle9.48%
Darrel Williams9%
Demarcus Robinson6.48%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 35.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 21.43 in those and 22.66 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · KC · 15 games

His best game was Week 3 against BAL — 40 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 34-20. His worst was Week 7 against DEN at 12, on 0 targets, final score 43-16. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 11 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24.9; in the 6 decided by more, 25. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 21.6 points per game. He scored 24.96, 11% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1HOU34-2020.4400030%100%
2LAC23-2027.48065420%100%
3BAL34-2040042650%100%
4NE26-1020.24082820%100%
5LV32-4029.7062130%100%
6BUF26-1720.60103620%100%
7DEN43-161200010%80%
8NYJ35-936.6400050%82%
9CAR33-3131.4801640%100%
11LV35-3121.52041620%100%
12TB27-2431.28042832.2%100%
13DEN22-1619.32042610%100%
14MIA33-2718.6205920%100%
15NO32-2925.86073730%100%
16ATL17-1419.22032122.4%100%

Production

Targets2
Carries62
Rushing yards308
Touchdowns40
Points per game24.96
Yards per target0
Catch rate0%
Yards per carry4.97

Role

Snap share97.47%
Target share0.31%
Air-yards share0.47%
WOPR0.007

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.5
Yards after catch per reception0
Yards before catch per reception0
Total YAC0
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted0
Receiving EPA per game-0.16
Rushing EPA per game1.17

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share0.9%
End-zone target share2.8%
Red-zone carry share14.5%
Goal-line carry share13.6%
Expected receiving TDs0.51
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.51
Expected rushing TDs2.01

Who else ate

The offense threw it 629 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce23.85%
Tyreek Hill22.2%
Mecole Hardman10.2%
Demarcus Robinson9.7%
Sammy Watkins9.05%
Clyde Edwards-Helaire8.88%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 15 games were blowouts, 13% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 24.32 in those and 24.94 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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