“Mahomes' grip on the top spot is loosening slightly,” Jeremy Fowler wrote for ESPN. “After dominating the voting with back-to-back No. 1 rankings in convincing fashion, Mahomes garnered around 60% of the first-place votes this year, which is still impressive but well short of last year, when he received all but one first-place vote.”

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has experienced a pair of down seasons, leaving plenty of takes about what 2025 will hold.