![]() ![]() And Mecole Hardman, who has 4.33 speed, could get more targets this year with Sammy Watkins gone. His supporting cast is among the best in the league with Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Outside the pocket, he tied Russell Wilson with a league-high 13 TD passes and was one of two QBs with at least 65 attempts and no interceptions (Lamar Jackson). 65 attempts), while throwing 12 TD passes. He was the only QB without an interception vs. Defenses can't blitz him much (32nd of 35 QBs in blitz rate) because he'll make them pay. ![]() ![]() While his completion percentage on downfield attempts was a three-year low (66.3), he made the completions count, leading the league in TD pass rate on attempts of 20-plus yards (16.9 percent) and tying Rodgers with an NFL-high 12 downfield TD passes. He's in the perfect system to exploit his arm strength and play-making ability, and he rarely makes mistakes - with six interceptions on 588 attempts, his 1.0 INT percentage tied for the league lead (Aaron Rodgers). He led the league in passing yards per game last season (316.0), but he's not simply a product of volume (5th in attempts) - he ranked fourth in average target depth at 9.0. Mahomes would have done it twice in his first three years as a starter. To put that in perspective, 5,000 and 40 has been done six times in NFL history, and only one QB has done it twice (Drew Brees). It's too bad Mahomes sat out Week 17 last year because he likely would have gotten to 5,000 passing yards and 40 TD passes had he played. ![]()
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