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. While Hill is undoubtedly a big loss, Mahomes still has an excellent coaching staff and offensive line, and he's talented enough to remain top 5 in fantasy even if it's a committee effort to replace his favorite receiver. The group isn't without potential, though TE Travis Kelce might need to take on an even larger target share than usual. The Chiefs also added more speed in the draft, picking Skyy Moore in the second round. MVS joins fellow speedster Mecole Hardman, still looking to break out heading into Year 4. The new deep threat is Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who had his moments in Green Bay but also had a knack for untimely disappearances and dropped passes. Smith-Schuster is not a burner but should thrive with a QB who can actually throw downfield. The Chiefs signed JuJu Smith-Schuster, who likely becomes the new No. He might need to pad his stats with rushing production again this year after playmaker Tyreek Hill was traded to the Dolphins. Mahomes’ YPA dropped to a career-low 7.4 (13th) as his average target depth fell to 7.3, 25th in the league, but he helped his fantasy value with a career-high 381 rushing yards (and two scores). But in his last five games, he went on a 12/1 TD/INT run to finish QB4 in fantasy. In the next six games, he had just seven TDs - five of which came in one game. In the first six games, he had 18 TD passes but eight interceptions, more than he had in either of the previous two years.
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