Patrick Mahomes is off to an amazing start to his career, and naturally, he's being compared to the GOAT, Tom Brady. Compared to where Brady was at when he was 28, Mahomes already has an advantage. However, Brady played well into his 40s, so Mahomes still has ground to make up to become the GOAT. But how far behind Brady is Mahomes, and when is he projected to reach the GOAT status? Let's take a look (all averages are excluding Mahomes' rookie year).

Regular Season

| Stat | Brady Total | Mahomes Total | Mahomes Avg | When He'll Catch Up |

| Total Yards | 90337 | 30360 | 5060 | 2035 |

| Total TDs | 677 | 231 | 38.5 | 2035 |

| Turnovers | 346 | 99 | 16.5 | 2038 |

| Wins | 251 | 74 | 12.3 | 2038 |

Playoffs

| Stat | Brady Total | Mahomes Total | Mahomes Avg | When He'll Catch Up |

| Total Yards | 13533 | 5659 | 943.2 | 2031 |

| Total TDs | 95 | 46 | 7.7 | 2029 |

| Turnovers | 56 | 19 | 3.2 | 2035 |

| Wins | 35 | 15 | 2.5 | 2031 |

Accolades

| Stat | Brady Total | Mahomes Total | Mahomes Avg | When He'll Catch Up |

| Rings | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 2031 |

| MVPs | 3 | 2 | 0.3 | 2026 |

| All Pros | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 2029 |

| Pro Bowls | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2031 |

Final Verdict: Based off Patrick Mahomes' current trajectory, he will be the GOAT by 2031/32, or his age 36 season (Brady retired at 45).