PatrickMahomes

News: 20 hours agoMahomes (ankle) logged another full practice session Thursday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

Spin: With back-to-back full practices under his belt, Mahomes remains on track to play in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals. As Adam Teicher of ESPN.com notes, the focus with regard to Kansas City's star signal-caller has gone from whether he can play this weekend to how effective he'll be while working through a high right-ankle sprain that he sustained in last Saturday's win over the Jaguars.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Mahomes finished the 2021 season fifth among QBs in fantasy points per game, which is actually the second-worst showing of his career. Mahomes continues to produce at an elite level, having tossed at least 37 TDs three of the last four seasons, ranking no lower than sixth in pass attempts, completions, yards and TDs during the last two campaigns. Defenses made drastic changes to try to slow Mahomes down last season, which led to a big dip in average depth of throw and YPA (both were 7.4), but he adjusted, which included a career-high 381 rush yards, and delivered his third top-five fantasy season. Losing Tyreek Hill is not ideal, but Mahomes has an elite skill set, Andy Reid's pass-heavy scheme and a terrific offensive line to work with. He remains an elite fantasy QB.