One could easily argue that the 2023 season was the most-trying for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ever since he became the full-time starter in 2018.

His up-and-down form coupled with his “worst” receiving unit he’s had and a career-high 14 interceptions was just the cherry on top of a career-high six regular-season losses season and career-low 10 regular-season wins.

Yet, he still finished seventh in MVP voting after what could be described as his worst season, statistically, in his career.

So, could Mahomes, in 2024, look to finish inside the top 10 again in MVP voting? For NFL.com’s Nick Shook, it is about as automatic as it gets.

“If Mahomes is healthy and Kansas City doesn’t fall like the Roman Empire, the man will be in this conversation,” Shook writes. “Coming off back-to-back Super Bowl titles, the two-time regular-season MVP (2018, 2022) received some much-needed reinforcements this offseason, too, in the form of Marquise Brown and deep threat Xavier Worthy, whom the Chiefs traded up for in Round 1 of last month’s draft. As long as he’s on the field, Mahomes can never be counted out of this award race.”

The Chiefs have done a good job of adding to Mahomes’ arsenal of weapons this offseason, signing Marquise Brown and drafting speed merchant Xavier Worthy in the first round.

Additionally, Mahomes, who was sacked the second-most times in his career (27), got some upgraded offensive line depth with second-round pick Kinglsey Suamataia of BYU.

One can easily envision the Chiefs being a better version than last year, and considering that team got to the Super Bowl by beating both the Buffalo Bills AND the Baltimore Ravens on the road tells you all you need to know.

The Chiefs will again be at the pointy end of the season and Mahomes will again be the reason why. Because of his prowess, Kansas City’s No. 15 will never be too far out of the MVP conversation if not leading it, and having won it twice in six seasons, we wouldn’t doubt him winning more in the future.