NFL quarterback rankings, Week 17: Where is Patrick Mahomes?

Reading into the Numbers

So now that the Chiefs are back on track and Mahomes is back to doing Mahomes-esque things, where does he rank amongst NFL quarterbacks? Let’s take a look at the stats.

Passing Yards

1. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 4,580
2. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers- 4,394
3. Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders- 4,363
4. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams- 4,339
5. Patrick Mahomes II, Kansas City Chiefs- 4,310

Passing Touchdowns

1. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 37
2. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams- 36
3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills- 34
4. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers- 33
5. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs- 33
6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers- 33

Interceptions (Starting QBs)

1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers- 4
2. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks- 5
3. Carson Wentz, Indianapolis Colts- 6
4. Teddy Bridgewater, Denver Broncos- 7
5. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings- 7
6. Daniel Jones, New York Giants- 7
7. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions- 8
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers- 8
9. Tua Tagoviola, Miami Dolphins- 9
10. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles- 9
11. Justin Fields, Chicago Bears- 10
12. Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers- 10
13. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals- 10
14. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys- 10
15. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 11
16. Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns- 11
17. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons- 11
18. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills- 12
19. Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders- 12
20. Mac Jones, New England Patriots- 12
21. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens- 13
22. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs- 13
23. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams- 13

Completion Percentage

1. Tua Tagoviola, Miami Dolphins- 69.9%
2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals- 69.9%
3. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals- 69.1%
4. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys- 68.7%
5. Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders- 68.7%
6. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers- 68%
7. Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers- 68%
8. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons- 67.9%
9. Mac Jones, New England Patriots- 67.2%
10. Justin Herbert, Los Angles Chargers- 67.1%
11. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions- 67%
12. Teddy Bridgewater, Denver Broncos- 66.9%
13. Matthew Stafford, Los Angles Rams- 66.9%
14. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 66.8%
15. Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans- 66.7%
16. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings- 66.4%
17. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs- 66.1%

Passer Rating

1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers- 110.8
2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals- 105.0
3. Matthew Stafford, Los Angles Rams- 104.0
4. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings- 101.3
5. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys- 100.5
6. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals- 100.5
7. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 100.2
8. Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers- 99.6
9. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks- 99.4
10. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers- 98.7
11. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs- 97.9

As you can see above- Patrick Mahomes is currently in the top half of quarterbacks in most of the categories, but not all. After a rough start to the season, you can see how the effects would linger later on in the season when making a discussion upon rankings. So with that being said, and taking into account, let’s get into the rankings.