He was instrumental in Patrick Mahomes’ development.
Daniels and Murray aren’t the only athletic quarterbacks that Kingsbury has worked extensively with.
During his tenure at Texas Tech, Kingsbury recruited and worked with Mahomes for three seasons. Now a three-time Super Bowl champion, Mahomes improved each year with Kingsbury and his “Air Raid” offense.
Over three seasons, Mahomes threw for 11,252 yards, 93 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions while also picking up 845 yards and 22 scores on the ground.
Mahomes has credited Kingsbury for his development as a dual-threat quarterback, saying his former coach “taught me a ton.”
“I think he was early in the game of just saying, ‘Hey, let’s maximize your strengths,'” Mahomes said. “He would teach me here and there how to be more mechanical and get in the pocket and the fundamentals of the game, but he never restricted who I was.”