It all begins with the arm of Patrick Mahomes.
As the Kansas City Chiefs pass the torch from longtime starting quarterback Alex Smith to Mahomes, fantasy football players are also planning on picking up many of the Chiefs offensive players—if they haven’t already. It’s because of this new anchor under center that so many fantasy predictions are sky-high for those wearing red and gold.
It’s not that the Chiefs were offensive slouches last year, as they were the only team with a wide receiver who caught 1,000 yards worth of passes (in Tyreek Hill), a tight end who did the same (in Travis Kelce) and a running back who also crossed the 1K yard mark (in Kareem Hunt).