QB · Kansas City Chiefs
The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Patrick Mahomes. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 1 for Quarterback.
Mahomes played every snap, attempted 74 passes, threw for 566 yards and five touchdowns, and added a rushing score across two games. Week 2 expanded to 47 attempts and 382 yards. The model ranks him sixth because current production, opportunity and efficiency all remain elite even as his age score trails younger quarterbacks.
Player-specific analysis · Reviewed September 25, 2026 · Editorial policyContenders and rebuilders can both hold. Buyers should pay for long-duration quarterback security, not assume every week reaches 47 attempts; sellers need another elite passer or a package that materially improves multiple premium positions.
Full-game availability, passing volume and efficiency sustain the tier. Rushing adds occasional ceiling but is not the valuation foundation, so ordinary changes there matter less than passing role or starting security.
The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.
Build around him and avoid trading down simply for depth. A package must add a real weekly starter while preserving a dependable quarterback.
Keep him through nearly any rebuild because elite quarterback liquidity can outlast the roster reset. Sell only for a younger cornerstone plus substantial value.
Opportunity is 100, production 97 and efficiency 94, while market demand is slightly lower at 98 and age 77. FairPlay sees current elite evidence with a smaller long-term age premium than the youngest quarterbacks.
Mahomes threw 27 passes with three total touchdowns in Week 1, then 47 passes for 382 yards and three scores in Week 2. Both games came on 100 percent of offensive snaps.
The model is marginally stronger than the market proxy because verified production remains elite. Age is the restraint, not opportunity, efficiency or starting stability.
FairPlay value 8,811 · Overall rank #8 · Market proxy 98 · Production 97These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.
Patrick Mahomes ↔ Jayden Daniels plus an adjustment
Mahomes offers stronger verified stability; Daniels offers youth and rushing. The adjustment should reflect risk tolerance, not one weekly result.
Patrick Mahomes ↔ Joe Burrow plus Chris Olave
The package side gains a target leader while retaining quarterback security. The Mahomes side keeps the highest value concentration.
Yes. Full participation, 74 attempts and top-level model components support the price, though younger quarterbacks carry more age insulation.
Another elite, secure quarterback plus a true lineup difference-maker. Multiple uncertain assets do not replace his value density.
Patrick Mahomes is age 31, which places the career-window input at 77th percentile for QBs.
Patrick Mahomes carries a 98th percentile market signal and ranks #8 overall. The gap between market demand and on-field production is small, so the two signals broadly agree.
Within the complete QB pool, production grades at 97th percentile, opportunity at 100th percentile, and efficiency at 94th percentile. Superflex position scarcity is applied separately.
Percentiles compare Patrick Mahomes with the complete current QB pool. They explain the published value; they are not separate fantasy-point projections.
Opportunity is the strongest part of Patrick Mahomes’s current profile at 100th percentile. Career window is the clearest source of downside at 77th percentile. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.
Comparable values to guide your offers.
Start with Patrick Mahomes in the dedicated Superflex calculator, then add the other side of the offer.