Hi, I'm Patrick Mahomes.
Watching it.
219 pro touchdown passes, three Super Bowl wins in five
seasons.
The only quarterback ever to throw for 5000 yards in
a single season in the NFL and as an undergrad.
Impressive numbers, Patrick Mahomes.
But how about that?
College GPA 0.0 Not hardly.
The Kansas City Chiefs QB collects impressive stats like Funko
Pops and surprise surprise, Mahomes was A2 sport athlete in
college who excelled not only in football and baseball, but
also in the classroom.
In his freshman year at Texas Tech, Mahomes was named
to the Student Athlete Honor Roll with AGPA of Four
Point O as a baseball player.
In 2014.
After one year of playing both sports, football coach Cliff
Kingsbury convinced Mahomes to focus on the gridiron.
As the team starting quarterback, Mahomes exceeded all expectations his
sophomore year.
Even though he was the focal point of the Red
Raiders offense, Mahomes still maintained an impressive GPA of 3.91.
Part of that was thanks to the work he put
in while in high school.
His mom, Randy, told local media he started getting college
credits when he was still in high school.
I'm very proud of his athletic achievements, However, I am
more proud of his scholastic accomplishments.
The following year, Mahomes continued to make mom proud as
he was named the Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the
Year.
The junior did that while achieving a 3.64 GPA as
a marketing major.
Given his grades, it's surprising that Mahomes ultimately did not
earn his degree.
That's right, despite his impressive GPA, one of the greatest
offensive players in NFL history is still missing his college
diploma.
I have not graduated yet.
I'm 15 hours short.
Mahomes, who has a tight friendship with tight end Travis
Kelsey off the field, said he was motivated by his
teammate to tie up that loose end, telling Complex if
Travis got his diploma.
I've got to find a way to get my diploma
from Texas Tech.
I did way more classes than he did.
My mom's going to be pissed if I don't.
A lack of a degree did not get in the
way of Texas Tech inviting the Super Bowl champion to
address the spring 2020 graduating class.
Congratulations, you did it, you made it.
In 2018, Mahomes visited an early Learning Center for kids
living in low income zip codes and talked to students
about his college experience, later telling chiefs.com.
I'm just a regular guy that went to school, did
these same things.
I hope they can see that and will think that
they can achieve whatever they dream.
If that's a football player or just a great businessman,
husband, wife or whatever they want to be, it's Brittany,
my wife.
So what about Patrick's own kids?
In August 2023, a fan on Instagram asked if Patrick
and his wife Brittany knew where their kids would go
to school.
Brittany replied.
I am leaning towards home school.
No matter where the Mahomes kids end up going to
school, they can count on their dad being present.
Speaking to TIME in April, Mahomes was asked about possible
through playing a career that would last as long as
Tom Brady's and replied.
I would love to play that long.
At the same time, I want to be there for
my daughter.
If I can do that, I'll continue to play and
look at that daughter right there.
So gotta always remind what it's all about.