The Chiefs had four players start at left tackle last season, top receiver Rashee Rice missed most of the season, as did Marquise Brown. And running back Isiah Pacheco appeared in just seven games. That likely explains why Mahomes was voted as the NFL's top quarterback in an ESPN survey of league executives, coaches and scouts.

In ESPN's poll of NFL execs, coaches, and players, Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes ranked as 2025's top quarterback | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes remains a "one-man army" in the eyes of one NFL coordinator. The 2024 season was one of Mahomes' worst by the raw numbers, and Kansas City was decisively beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Still, the coordinator pointed to how he elevated an offense with some glaring flaws.