Patrick Mahomes

Not to be confused with his father, Pat Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes II
Texas Tech Red Raiders No. 5
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Whitehouse (TX)
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995
Place of birth Tyler, Texas
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders

Early years

Mahomes attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas. He played football, baseball and basketball.[1] In football, he had 4,619 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns, 948 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. In baseball, he threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a game his senior year.[2] He was named the Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year for 2013–2014.[3]

Mahomes was a rated by Rivals.com as a three-star football recruit and was ranked as the 12th best dual-threat quarterback in his class.[4] He committed to Texas Tech University.[5] Mahomes was also a top prospect for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but was not expected to be selected high due to his commitment to Texas Tech.[6][7][8] He would be selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round, but would not sign.[9][10]

College career

Freshman

Mahomes entered his freshman season as a backup to Davis Webb. Mahomes saw his first career action against Oklahoma State after Webb left the game with an injury, completing two of five passes for 20 yards with one touchdown and an interception. After Webb was again injured, Mahomes started his first career game against Texas.[11] He completed 13 of 21 passes for 109 yards in the game. Mahomes would remain the starter for the final three games after that. Against Baylor, he threw for a Big 12 freshman record 598 yards with six touchdowns.[12][13] For the season, he passed for 1,547 yards and 16 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Mahomes split time with the Texas Tech baseball team, where he was a relief pitcher.[14]

Sophomore

Mahomes began his sophomore season at Texas Tech as the starter at quarterback. In the first game of the 2015 season, Mahomes passed for 425 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-45 win over Sam Houston State University.[15] He followed that up with a 361-yard passing performance against UTEP, throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for two in Tech's 69-20 win over the Miners.[16]Against TCU, Mahomes passed for 392 yards and two touchdowns in the loss, 55-52. [17]

Junior

Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Mahomes announced that he was leaving the baseball team to focus on football for the entire offseason.[14]

On October 22, 2016, Mahomes would set multiple NCAA, Big 12, and Texas Tech records against Oklahoma at home. Mahomes broke the NCAA FBS records for single-game total offense with 819 yards. He also tied the NCAA record for single game passing yards with 734. He fell one short of the record for most attempts at 88. Overall, the game set NCAA records for most combined yards of total offense with 1,708, combined passing yards, and total offense by two players. The 125 combined points are the second most all time involving ranked teams.[18]

Mahomes would finish the season leading the country in yards per game (421), passing yards (5052), total offense (5312), points responsible for (318), and total touchdowns (53). For his performance, he was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy awarded annually to the nation's top college passer, joining head coach Kliff Kingsbury, Graham Harrell, and B.J. Symons as other Red Raiders to have won the award.[19] He was also named an Academic All-American 2nd Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.[20]


NCAA records

The NCAA Record book mentions Patrick Mahomes for the following items:[21]

Recognition

Recognition
Season Honor Status Notes
2014 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Selected December 1, 2014 (vs Baylor)[22]
2015 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week Selected September 9, 2015 (vs Sam Houston State)[23]
2015 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Selected September 9, 2015 (vs Sam Houston State)[23]
2015 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Co-Selected September 14, 2015 (vs UTEP)[24]
2016 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Selected September 12, 2016 (vs ASU)
2016 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Co-Selected October 24, 2016 (vs OU)

Personal

His father, Pat Mahomes, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Jr., Louis Ojeda. "Texas Tech's all-around athlete might be next sports superstar". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Texas Tech QB signee Patrick Mahomes tosses no-hitter, strikes out 16 - SportsDay". 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "MaxPreps 2013-14 Male Athlete of the Year: Patrick Mahomes - MaxPreps". 18 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rivals.com". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Texas Tech gets Mahomes, top in-state QB
  6. ↑ Texas Tech or MLB: QB Pat Mahomes may face tough call this weekend
  7. ↑ "Kingsbury keeping fingers crossed regarding Mahomes' uncertain plans". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mahomes: No MLB team will offer enough on draft day 3 to keep him from Tech". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tigers take Mahomes in 37th round". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sayles: Baseball's in their blood, but they're picking football". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Texas Tech freshman Patrick Mahomes to start against Texas; Davis Webb on crutches
  12. ↑ "Texas Tech's Mahomes sets Big 12 freshman record with his 598 yards passing in loss to Baylor". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Hairopoulos: How Patrick Mahomes stole the show for Texas Tech in comeback attempt against Baylor
  14. 1 2 Williams, Don (January 1, 2016). "Patrick Mahomes II to skip baseball season, focus on football". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Tech's Patrick Mahomes, Jakeem Grant win Big 12 weekly awards". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  16. ↑ SportsDay's Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/14): Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes dazzles in follow-up
  17. ↑ "TCU vs. Texas Tech - Game Summary - September 26, 2015 - ESPN". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Led by Patrick Mahomes, NCAA records fall in Oklahoma-Texas Tech shootout". USA Today. October 23, 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  19. ↑ Carlton, Chuck (11-30-16). "Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes receives Sammy Baugh Award". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2 December 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ↑ Soliz, Brandon (November 30, 2016). "Texas Tech's Mahomes named second-team Academic All-America". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "2015 Football Records Book (FBS)" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  22. ↑ "Mahomes Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week". Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  23. 1 2 "Mahomes named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week". Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  24. ↑ "Four Players Claim Big 12 Football Weekly Honors". Retrieved 2015-10-14.

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