That quarterback was still 14 months from settling in as the Chiefs’

 That quarterback was still 14 months from settling in as the Chiefs’

 starter, with a redshirt year behind Alex Smith ahead, and the personnel department, rocked by the Dorsey news just a few weeks later, was still figuring out how to move forward. But even then, they had an idea of what the kid they drafted tenth could become. More than just that, they knew the challenges that lied ahead if he fulfilled all that promise.

In a way, the 2022 Chiefs came to life that day, in that room.© Provided by Sports Illustrated The Chiefs brass knew very early what they had in Mahomes. Jay Biggerstaff/USA TODAY Sports

We all know now what Mahomes would become. He won the MVP in his first year as a starter, will likely win another one this week, has gotten to five AFC title games in the interim, and will play in his third Super Bowl and for his second Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. But even if the Chiefs thought all that was possible in 2017—and they were very high on their draft pick out of Texas Tech—they knew it couldn’t just be him.


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