Biography

IN THE TEXAS TECH CAREER RECORD BOOK

Ranks among the elite passers in Texas Tech history despite foregoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft … ended his career ranked third in passing yards (11,252), touchdown passes (93), attempts (1,349) and completions (857) … ranked second all-time among Red Raider quarterbacks with 22 rushing touchdowns … also second in touchdowns responsible for (115), third in career in yards of total offense (12,097) as well as career attempts (1,657).



2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)

Became the nation’s leading passer during his final season as a Red Raider … started in played in all 12 games of his junior campaign … led the country with 5,052 passing yards in just 12 games … became the first Red Raider to lead the country in passing yards since Graham Harrell in 2008 … joined his head coach Kliff Kingsbury (2002) as well as B.J. Symons (2003), Sonny Cumbie (2004) and Harrell (2007-08) as Red Raiders who have led the country in passing yards … just the 12th quarterback in FBS history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season … was only the third quarterback in FBS history to play in 12 or less games and record at least 5,000 passing yards, joining the likes of Ty Detmer (BYU) and David Klingler (Houston) … first Red Raider since Harrell in 2008 to pass for 5,000 yards in a season … completed 65.7 percent of his passes (388-of-591), the highest rate of his career … rushed for 285 yards and 12 touchdowns on 131 carries … his 12 rushing touchdowns led the team … averaged 444.8 yards of total offense per game … posted 5,337 yards of total offense, marking the second-straight season to reach the 5,000-yard mark … joined Harrell (2007-08) and Houston’s Case Keenum (2008-09, 201) as the only FBS quarterbacks to post 5,000 yards of total offense twice in a career … threw for over 300 yards in 9-of-12 games and at least 400 yards on six occasions … IN NCAA RECORD BOOK: ranked sixth all-time in the FBS single-season almanac for total offense (5,337) and 12th for passing yards (5,052) … set the FBS and Big 12 records with 819 yards of total offense against Oklahoma (10/22) … matched the FBS passing record in that same game with 734 yards through the air against the Sooners … that mark snapped the Texas Tech and Big 12 single-game records for passing … led the FBS in passing plays of 10, 20, 30 and 50 yards … IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK … set the single-game records for pass attempts (88), completions (52), passing yards (734), most plays (100) and yards of total offense (819) against Oklahoma … his 5,052 passing yards ranked fourth all-time in program history … also third in single-season yards per game (421.0), fifth for touchdowns (41), , seventh for pass attempts (591) and eighth for completions (388) … in the total offense categories, ranked third in single-season yards (5,337) and fourth in total attempts/plays (722) … his 53 total touchdowns responsible for ranked second, four shy of Symons’ school record … set the Tech single-season record for a quarterback with 12 rushing touchdowns … IN NCAA RANKINGS: concluded the season as the nation’s leader in total offense per game (442.7), passing yards, passing yards per game (421.0), points responsible for (318) and points responsible for per game (26.5) … ranked second in completions per game (32.3), third in passing touchdowns (41) and 12th in passing efficiency (157.0 and completion percentage (.657) … was also 15th in yards per pass attempt (8.55), 40th in passing yards per completion (13.02) and 41st in rushing touchdowns (12) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: led the conference in total offense per game, passing yards, passing yards per game, points responsible for, points responsible for per game and completions per game … also second in completion percentage and rushing touchdowns, third in passing efficiency as well as yards per pass attempt, sixth in passing yards per completion and eighth in total touchdowns (12) … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year by going 30-of-43 for 483 yards and four touchdowns while rushing 10 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … was removed from the game midway through the third quarter … followed with a 38-of-53 performance for 540 yards and five touchdowns against Arizona State (9/10) … was the first of four games with at least 500 passing yards … followed with 470 yards and five more touchdowns against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … was 26-of-36 overall against the Bulldogs while also rushing 12 times for 37 yards … had a rushing touchdown against both Arizona State and Louisiana Tech … started Big 12 play by completing 27-of-34 passes for 277 yards and four touchdowns before departing early in the second half … returned the following week to complete 45-of-62 passes for 504 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas State (10/8) … posted 305 passing yards off 28-of-44 passing versus West Virginia (10/15) … rewrote the Texas Tech, Big 12 and NCAA record books against Oklahoma (10/22) … finished 52-of-88 for 734 yards and five touchdowns through the air while adding a career-high 85 rushing yards and two touchdowns … set the NCAA FBS record with 819 yards of total offense and matched the FBS record for passing yards … recorded just 206 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns in road win at TCU (19/29) .. rushed a career-high 20 times for 39 yards and a touchdown against the Horned Frogs … rushing touchdown came in a key moment during the first overtime … had 300-plus passing yards in each of the next two games against Texas (11/5) and Oklahoma State (11/12) … totaled 367 yards and three touchdowns versus the Longhorns before posting 361 yards and three more touchdowns the following week against the Cowboys … had 219 yards and a touchdown in road loss at Iowa State (11/19) … closed his career with another 500-yard outing against Baylor (11/25) … threw for 586 yards and a career-high six touchdowns versus the Bears … five of his six touchdown passes were in excess of 35 yards and three went for 60 yards or longer … passed for 412 yards and five touchdowns in the first half alone, marking the most passing yards in a half over his career … ended his career averaging 533 passing yards per game against Baylor … AWARDS AND HONORS … winner of the Sammy Baugh Award which is presented by the Columbus Quarterbacks Club to the nation’s top quarterback … joined fellow Red Raider quarterbacks Graham Harrell (2007), B.J. Symons (2003) and his head coach Kliff Kingsbury (2002) as winners of the award … finalist for the Manning, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Awards … semifinalist for both the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards … recognized as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season – Sept. 12, Oct. 24 and Nov. 28 … matched the Big 12 record with six career Big 12 weekly awards … All-Big 12 second team selection by the conference coaches as well as the Associated Press and ESPN.com … Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree … received one of the highest academic honors in program history as a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team … became the 10th Academic All-America selection in school history … joined Kliff Kingsbury as the only Red Raider quarterbacks in school history to receive the accolade.



2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)

Among the top passers in the country in 2015 ... started all 13 games, totaling 4,653 passing yards and another 456 rushing yards ... one of just five quarterbacks in FBS history to pass for 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns and also rush for at least 450 yards and 10 touchdowns ... has thrown 52 touchdowns and just 19 interceptions in first 17 career starts ... is the seventh quarterback in school history to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season ... concluded the season ranked sixth all-time in the Texas Tech single-season record book for passing yards ... already ranks eighth all-time in career passing following his sophomore year (6,200) ... his 4,653 passing yards were the most for a Red Raider since Graham Harrell in 2008 ... his 456 rushing yards were the fourth-most in program history (single-season) for a quarterback and the most in Texas Tech’s passing era (2000-present) ... tied with Rodney Allison (1976) for the most single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in school history (10) ... became just the 13th quarterback and youngest quarterback in NCAA history to surpass 5,000 yards of total offense in a season at the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl ... IN THE NCAA RANKINGS ... led the country with 393.0 yards of total offense per game ... also ranked second nationally in completions per game (28), third in points responsible for (278.0), fourth in passing yards (4,653), passing yards per game (357.9) and points responsible for per game (21.2) and sixth in passing touchdowns (36) ... his completion percentage (63.5) ranked 27th nationally while his 8.12 yards per attempt average was 29th overall ... ranked 29th in passing efficiency (147.2) and 58th in rushing touchdowns (10) ... tied for ninth nationally for rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks ... IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS ... led the conference in passing yards, passing yards per game, points responsible for, passing touchdowns, completions per game and total offense per game ... ranked second in points responsible for per game and sixth in passing effiency and rushing touchdowns ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... notched 10 300-yard passing performances and now has 13 career 300-yard games entering his junior season ... opened the year throwing for 425 yards (33-of-53) against Sam Houston State and 361 yards (18-for-33) against UTEP ... threw four touchdown passes in both victories as well ... became first Texas Tech quarterback with multiple rushing TDs in a game since 2009 against UTEP ... six touchdowns responsible for vs. UTEP ... followed up with two more rushing touchdowns against Arkansas ... completed 26-of-30 passes against the Razorbacks for 243 yards ... threw for 392 yards and two touchdowns against TCU, marking the sixth time in his first career eight starts he had thrown for more than 300 yards ... also rushed for his fifth touchdown of the season against TCU ... put together another strong performance against Baylor for second-straight season ... finished 32-of-50 for 415 yards and three touchdowns against the Bears ... has totaled over 1,000 yards through the air in two career starts against Baylor ... rushed for 39 yards as well, including a career-high 25 yard carry before leaving game in early part of fourth quarter ... posted fourth career 400-yard performance against Iowa State, finishing 33-of-46 for 428 yards and five touchdowns ... threw for 371 yards in first half alone, marking first time a Texas Tech quarterback had totaled at least 350 yards in the air before halftime since Baker Mayfield against Stephen F. Austin in 2013 ... completed 29-of-50 passes against Kansas for 354 yards and a touchdown ... also rushed a career-high 13 times for 29 yards ... finished 26-of-40 for 233 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma ... snapped career high with four interceptions in the loss ... was only third time in his career to throw multiple interceptions in a game ... matched career high with 58 rushing yards off 15 attempts ... added seventh rushing touchdown of the season early in the third quarter ... threw for 480 yards and four touchdowns off 38-for-55 passing against Oklahoma State ... marked the second-most passing yards in his career ... also rushed 11 times for 46 yards and a touchdown ... threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns against West Virginia and also had career highs for rushing attempts (18) and rushing yards (73) ... finished 33-of-42 for 384 yards and three touchdowns in victory over Kansas State ... also rushed 11 times for 14 yards and a touchdown ... helped lead the Red Raiders to their first victory over Texas in Austin since 1997 to close out the regular season ... finished 22-of-39 for 372 yards and a touchdown in the victory ... also had 16 carries for 70 yards on the ground ... led a Tech offense that scored its most points ever against Texas ... threw for a bowl record tying four touchdowns, completed 28 of a career-high tying 56 passes for 370 yards and only one interception in Advocare V100 Texas Bowl against LSU ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-America selection ... named an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by conference coaches ... also part of the All-Big 12 Underclassmen Team compiled by ESPN ... added to watch lists midway through the season for both the Maxwell and Manning Awards ... Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist ... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List ... Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree ... three-time Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week winner, including two awards in 2015 (Sept 7 and Sept. 14).



2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN)

Played in seven games (4 starts) with 1,547 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes on 105-of-185 passing with four interceptions ... tallied a 56.8 completion percentage, 151.22 passing efficiency and averaged 221 passing yards/game ... rushed 46 times for 104 yards (2.3 avg.) ... posted 1,651 yards of total offense averaging 235.9 yards/game ... NCAA RANKINGS: second among all freshmen in passing efficiency (151.2) ... fourth among all freshmen in passing touchdowns (16)... ninth among all freshmen in passing yards (1,547) ... BIG 12 RANKINGS: fourth in passing efficiency (151.2) ... fifth in 300-yard passing games (3) ... seventh in passing touchdowns (16) ... eighth in total offense/game (235.9) ... ninth in passing yards/game (221.0) ... 10th in passing yards (1,547) ... 10th in passing completions (105) ... 10th in passing attempts (185) ... BIG 12 FRESHMEN RECORDS: most passing yards in a game (598 vs. No. 5 Baylor) ... tied - most passing touchdowns in a game (6 vs. No. 5 Baylor) ... three straight games with at least four touchdown passes (4 vs. Oklahoma; 4 at Iowa State; 6 vs. Baylor) ... TEXAS TECH RANKINGS: owns freshman record for passing yards in a game (598 vs. Baylor - Arlington) ... owns freshman record for yards of total offense in a game (625 vs. Baylor - Arlington) ... third in total offense single game (625 vs. Baylor - Arlington) ... FINAL THREE STARTS: in starts against Oklahoma, at Iowa State and vs. No. 5 Baylor at AT&T Stadium: 80-of-150, 1,304 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and two interceptions ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: had a career game in just fourth career start passing for a Big 12 freshman record 598 yards while tying a Big 12 freshman record with six touchdown passes on 30-of-56 passing with an interception against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... 598 passing yards ranks 16th in NCAA history and fifth all-time in Big 12 history ... marked the fourth most passing yards by a Red Raider in a single game - and the most since 2007 (Harrell - 646 at Oklahoma State) ... broke AT&T Stadium records for a college game with 598 passing yards and six touchdown passes ... became the first freshman in school history to throw at least four touchdown passes in three consecutive games (vs. #24 Oklahoma/at Iowa State/vs. #5 Baylor)... became the second freshman in school history to pass for over 300 yards in three straight games (Davis Webb, 4 - 2013)... registered back-to-back 300-yard passing games (Oklahoma/Iowa State)... threw for 328 yards on 23-of-35 passing with four touchdowns and one interception at Iowa State (11/22) ... second start came against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) throwing for 393 yards on 27-of-50 passing with four touchdowns and no interceptions ... 393 passing yards marked the most at the time in Big 12 play by a Red Raider ... 393 yards marked the sixth most in school history by a Red Raider freshman ... made first career start against Texas (11/1) while passing for 109 yards on 13-of-21 passing before leaving the game in the second quarter due to injury ... became the fifth Red Raider quarterback since 1999 (1999 - Kliff Kingsbury, 2009 - Steven Sheffield, 2009 - Seth Doege, 2013 - Davis Webb) to make first career start in a Big 12 game ... entered as a backup in the third quarter and went 5-of-11 passing for 45 yards with a touchdown pass and interception along with seven rushes for 18 yards (long 11) at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... saw action in the fourth quarter at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4) throwing for 54 yards on 5-of-7 passing with two rushes for a yard in second career game - both on the road in Big 12 action ... made career debut in a back-up role in the fourth quarter of Big 12 opener at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25) ... went 2-of-5 passing with 20 yards, a touchdown and interception with seven rushes for 16 yards ... became the first Red Raider QB to make career debut in a Big 12 contest since 2009 (Seth Doege, vs. K-State)... became the first Red Raider QB to make career debut in a Big 12 road game in over 14 years ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention - Freshman Offensive Player of the Year) ... Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 14) ... 247Sports True Freshman of the Week (Week 14) ... Manning Award Stars of the Week (Week 14) ... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week (Week 14) ... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Week 13) ... College Football Performance Awards - Week 12 Honorable Mention (QB Performer) ... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Week 12).



CAREER HIGHS

Total Touchdowns: 7, vs. Oklahoma (2016)*

Pass Completions: 52, vs. Oklahoma (2016)

Pass Attempts: 88, vs. Oklahoma (2016)

Pass Yards: 734, vs. Oklahoma (2016)

Pass Touchdowns: 6, vs. Baylor (2014)

Longest pass: 90, vs. Oklahoma State (2015)

Had Intercepted: 4, at Oklahoma (2015)

Total Offense Attempts: 69, vs. LSU (2015)

Total Offense Yards: 819, vs. Oklahoma (2016)

Rush Attempts: 20, at TCU (2016)

Rush Yards: 85, vs. Oklahoma (2016)

Rush Touchdowns: 3, at Kansas State (2016)

Long Rush: 34, vs. Kansas (2016)

* Indicates most recent high



HIGH SCHOOL

Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas ... four-star prospect by Scout ... ranked a three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports ... rated No. 12 quarterback prospect by Rivals ... rated No. 50 overall Texas prospect by Rivals ... led team to its first-ever district title while going 12-1 with a perfect 10-0 record during the regular season ... as a senior threw for 4,619 yards (287-of-495) and 50 touchdowns ... rushed 157 times for 948 yards and 15 touchdowns ... in the game that clinched Whitehouse’s first district title defeating John Tyler HS, he passed for 371 yards and tallied 456 overall yards and seven touchdowns ... in a 65-60 loss in the playoffs, he passed for 605 yards ... MaxPreps 2013-14 National Male Athlete of the Year ... named 2013 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors High School Football Player of the Year ... Associated Press Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year ... Associated Press Class 4A First Team All-State ... District 16-4A MVP ... All-East Texas Most Valuable Player ... Member of the Rivals Texas Top 100 ... Blue-Grey All-American ... as a junior passed for 3,839 yards on 237-of-418 passing with 46 touchdown passes ... also rushed for 258 yards on 107 carries with six rushing touchdowns ... a three-sport star as a prep, he also lettered in basketball and baseball ... selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in the 37th Round (No. 1,120 overall selection...) pitched a no-hitter over Mount Pleasant with 16 strikeouts and went 3-for-4 nearly hitting for the cycle in the second game of the doubleheader ... rated the No. 35 overall prospect in Texas by Perfect Game ... also tabbed No. 133 right-handed pitcher and No. 389 overall high school prospect by Perfect Game ... an All-Region and All-American selection by Perfect Game ... earned first team Texas Sports Writers’ Association Class 4A All-State ... as a senior on the hardwood he led team to a 28-7 record while averaging 19 points and eight rebounds a game ... had impressive postseason performances scoring 37 points and 49 points in playoff competition ... All-East Texas Most Valuable Player in basketball as well.



PERSONAL

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II ... born in Tyler, Texas ... son of Randi and Pat Mahomes ... father, Pat, pitched 11 years in Major League Baseball with six organizations, including five years with the Minnesota Twins ... father tallied a 42-39 career record with 308 appearances with 709 innings pitched and 452 career strikeouts ... has a brother, Jackson Mahomes, and a sister, Mia Randall ... a marketing major at Texas Tech.