Nobody knew it at the time but when the Kansas City Chiefs moved from the 27th pick to the 10th pick to take Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the NFL landscape was about to change drastically. It took Mahomes just one full year to show what kind of NFL quarterback he could be, as he threw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns during his first year as the starting signal-caller and helped lead K.C. to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the Joe Montana years.
Before getting to that point though, the Chiefs had to ensure they landed the quarterback of their dreams.