It took the 27th pick, a 2017 third-round selection, and next year's first-round pick, but the Kansas City Chiefs landed their quarterback of the future -- and darling of the analytics community -- with Patrick Mahomes.
At the end of the 2014 season, Mahomes took the reins of the prolific Texas Tech passing offense away from Davis Webb. Over the team’s final three games, Mahomes managed to put up 14 touchdowns compared to only 2 interceptions. That includes an outburst of 6 touchdowns and nearly 600 passing yards in a narrow defeat to fifth-ranked Baylor, an in-state rival.