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Let someone else pay the Mahomes name tax in drafts. Mahomes is the clearest case of a market paying for a name instead of a projection.
STACKED’s take
Mahomes at QB13 is overpriced on name; ACL injury limits rushing upside and passing has declined.
Patrick Mahomes is being drafted as QB13, but the source argues he is a clear case of the market paying for a name instead of a projection. Over the last three years, Mahomes has not thrown more than 27 touchdown passes in a season. A reliable rushing floor, capped by a career year on the ground last season, kept him as a fantasy starter. However, after tearing his ACL and LCL in Week 15 last season, it would be a stunner if he returned to being a big-time rushing threat this season. This leaves a fantasy quarterback who hasn't had big passing numbers since 2022. The source concludes: "Let someone else pay the Mahomes name tax in drafts. Mahomes is the clearest case of a market paying for a name instead of a projection. At least for this year, Mahomes should be outside the top-15 quarterbacks in fantasy."
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