In his third full season as a starter, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may win his second career regular season MVP award.

He very well may have won MVP in 2019, too, if not for a dislocated knee cap that held him out four games and paved the way for Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Instead, Mahomes won Super Bowl MVP.

Entering Week 14, Mahomes is the heavy favorite (-450, per OddsShark) to be named the league's most valuable player once again, and for good reason. He has led the Chiefs to an 11-1 record, throwing 31 touchdowns against two interceptions. He also leads the NFL in passing yards (3,815), among other impressive feats.

Whether he holds off Green Pay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (or anyone else) for the 2020 award remains to be seen, but Mahomes adding more MVP silverware to his trophy cabinet before his career is over certainly feels like a safe bet.

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In fact, one of his teammates believes it's already time to re-name the award after the gifted Chiefs signal-caller.

“I think it gets to the point where … I think I heard somebody say they should just name the award after him,” Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman cracked, via NFL Media. “Name the MVP award ‘The Mahomes Award.' Because I feel like, I'm a big [LeBron James] fan, and every year I'm like, this man is averaging 27, eight and eight, and taking his team to the finals — you know what I'm saying? Nobody is doing that. He's in year 17 or 18, what's the discussion? The year James Harden won it; LeBron definitely should have won it that year. He had more points than him that year, more assists, more rebounds. I think they do it to the point where they don't want to just have Pat win it every year or LeBron win it every year. I'm pretty sure [Michael Jordan] could have won it every single year. It's like, just name the award after him.”

Hardman's point is well taken: as long as Jordan and James were/are healthy, nobody is more valuable. Yet, voter fatigue and a desire for original narratives deprived both all-time greats of racking up as many MVP trophies as they deserved. Through three-plus seasons of Patrick Mahomes' career, it looks like he belongs in the same class.