KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the Kansas City Chiefs were looking for a quarterback in the 2017 draft, they did their homework on all of the top prospects, including Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes and Clemson's Deshaun Watson.
They conducted workouts and brought the players to Kansas City before the draft for video and whiteboard sessions. The Chiefs were enamored with Mahomes and Watson, but when it came time to choose, they had a clear favorite.
They moved up 17 spots in the first round that year, a sign of what they believed Mahomes would become.