Mahomes projected to fall from QB3 to QB10-15 due to reduced rushing role.
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Mahomes finished as QB3 in adjusted points per game last season but is projected to decline to QB10-15 range due to intentional reduction in rushing attempts and scrambles; the Chiefs acquired Ken Walker to shift toward more pass attempts, eliminating the rushing spike that drove his 2025 production. He finished 13th and 11th in adjusted PPG in 2023-24, and while he's a full go to start camp with no lingering knee concerns, the team explicitly wants to reduce his rush attempts as Mahomes acknowledged scrambling too much in 2024.
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Patrick Mahomes, uh quarterback three in adjusted points per game last season. He's a full go to start camp. Uh, so maybe we shouldn't be worried at all about the knee. Um, they did say that they want to uh reduce the rush attempts though.
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- Mahomes finished as QB3 in adjusted points per game last season but is projected to decline to QB10-15 range due to intentional reduction in rushing attempts and scrambles; the Chiefs acquired Ken Walker to shift toward more pass attempts, eliminating the rushing spike that drove his 2025 production. He finished 13th and 11th in adjusted PPG in 2023-24, and while he's a full go to start camp with no lingering knee concerns, the team explicitly wants to reduce his rush attempts as Mahomes acknowledged scrambling too much in 2024.
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