dynasty

Patrick Mahomes is is no spring chicken. So why is he on the Dynasty Bold Predictions List? He still has maybe 10 years left as a top 4-10 fantasy football QB.

He was the QB1 in fantasy for a big part of last season (then he tore his ACL). The Chiefs need to help the recovering QB out during this upcoming 2026 season… they will aggressively attack big name free agents or big-time rookies (think Jeremiyah Love or Kenyon Sadiq); Mahomes will likely get all that talent we’ve wanted him to have around him and it’s gonna happen this off-season.

I’ll update this write-up after free agency unfolds here in mid March, and of course after the NFL Draft, but this team is going to go get a big name player via one of those two avenues. That’s been the buzz all January through the beginning March… many doubt the QB right now, it’s crazy.. fantasy owners tend to not want to wait for ACL recoveries and they often fear the worst.

And, while it could take Mahomes a good year to fully get back on track (and know that it might not), he will probably overdeliver on his first year back and prove doubters wrong once again (just like he did nearly the entire 2025 season.. as fantasy QB1-2.. this after so many have yelled for two years now that “he’s just not a top 5QB anymore!”).

Even if he just produced 8-10QB numbers this year, you’re buying on the situation that KC is about to create to support Mahomes this year while he runs less (KC will attempt to play it safe and just build more around him… assets that will linger and help the years after).

CONCLUSION

Buy-low everywhere! Even though he will likely run less during the first half of the 2026 season, which could have him score less, Mahomes will probably ignore caution and still have some huge games. When Mahomes is 100% in 2027, though, he will play like it and will have upgraded talent for the long-haul.