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.

Patrick Mahomes was voted as the best QB in the NFL for third consecutive year in ESPN's annual player rankings.

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