Sean Payton reveals Saints desperately wanted Patrick Mahomes claims QB was best college prospect he ever evaluated × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout NFL News Sean Payton reveals Saints desperately wanted Patrick Mahomes claims QB was best college prospect he ever evaluated By Ian Van Roy Modified 13 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Patrick Mahomes and Sean Payton: the duo that never was Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes ended up together but it was almost Sean Payton who got the superstar quarterback. Speaking on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," the former Saints head coach revealed just how smitten he was with Mahomes before he joined the Kansas City Chiefs. Payton told the story in detail on the show, revealing it was just one pick that made all of the difference. Here's how he put it: "He reminded me of [Brett] Favre. Because he had that, not just gunslinger, but he could torque his body and he could create speed on the ball without the feet having to be set or perfectly set. So, some of these off-schedule throws, he was very good at." Field Yates@FieldYatesPatrick Mahomes in his first game following the Tyreek Hill trade: 30-of-39, 390 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT, 144.2 passer rating. Decent start.10270789Patrick Mahomes in his first game following the Tyreek Hill trade: 30-of-39, 390 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT, 144.2 passer rating. Decent start. Payton went on to claim that he thought the Saints had found Drew Brees' successor in Patrick Mahomes: "And I remember when we finished, I said, 'Look, we're going right to the plane. We're not stopping anywhere. No one knows we were here. That's our next quarterback.'" He continued by narrating the events from Draft Night: "Flash forward to the draft and we're sitting in that room, we're picking at 11 and gradually the draft is unfolding and Marshon Lattimore is dropping also and we really had good grades on him. And the rule of thumb is if you pick 11, you've got to have 11 players you like." Patrick Allen@RPatrickAllenYour daily reminder that Patrick Mahomes is ridiculous. #Chiefs2922459Your daily reminder that Patrick Mahomes is ridiculous. #Chiefs https://t.co/jlNyUZ1Cn8 Payton went on to reveal that it was down to two players: "Pretty soon the ninth pick is up and those two are still available and we just need to survive nine. And so nine takes someone else and here we go, ten's on the clock. And [both of] those two players [were available and] we [knew] we were going to get either Mahomes or [Marshon] Lattimore..." Lastly, he revealed that Mahomes was the best college footballer he had ever evaluated: "The Chiefs climb into 10 and I turn to the room and I said, 'Here goes Mahomes.' And we took Marshon Lattimore. So both sides win. But he was the best that I've ever evaluated coming out of college. And there's a gap before the next one." Patrick Mahomes quick rise Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after their game against the Arizona Cardinals Of course, Patrick Mahomes took off like a rocket as soon as he took over for the Chiefs. By the end of his third starting season, he had already won a Super Bowl, been to another, and had reached an AFC Championship game as well. He also took a run at setting a new touchdown record, throwing 50 touchdowns in 2018. Mahomes is basking in the wake of a five-touchdown performance against the Arizona Cardinals, which helped the Chiefs record a thumping 44-21 victory. He is also preparing for his and Kansas City's next battle against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. The game will start at 8:20 PM EST on September 15. If any of the above quotes are used, please credit the Herd with Colin Cowherd and H/T Sportskeeda. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anantaajith Ra × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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