Patrick Mahomes

Not to be confused with his father, Pat Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes
Texas Tech Red Raiders No. 5
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Major Business
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 219 lb (99 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football and baseball player. He attends Texas Tech University, where he is a quarterback on the Red Raiders football team and pitcher and outfielder on the baseball team.

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

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 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.[14] 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.[15]

NCAA Records

The NCAA Record book mentions Patrick Mahomes for the following items:[16]

NCAA Records Reference (Last referenced for 2015 season) [16]"2015 Football Records Book - FBS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-10. 

Recognition

Recognition
Season Honor Status Notes
2014 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Selected December 1, 2014 (vs Baylor)[17]
2015 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week Selected September 9, 2015 (vs Sam Houston State)[18]
2015 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Selected September 9, 2015 (vs Sam Houston State)[18]
2015 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Co-Selected September 14, 2015 (vs UTEP)[19]

Personal

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

References

External links

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