Rashee Rice
24-Year-Old
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
12
YDS
178
TD
1
AVG
14.8
TAR
15
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Chiefs appear to have struck gold with the 55th overall pick from the 2023 Draft, though Rice's rookie season was rather unconventional. His 4.7 aDOT was shallowest in the league among WRs that ran 200 or more routes, with only Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rondale Moore seeing a larger share of their targets behind the line of scrimmage (28.0 percent). It's not what you'd expect from looking at Rice's prospect profile, as he had a 96-1,355-10 receiving line his senior year at SMU and then ran a 4.51 40 at 6-1, 204. While the profile perhaps hinted at a possession receiver more so than a deep threat, 'screen merchant' was a surprising outcome. That's not to say Rice was merely a product of Kansas City's system, as his 8.5 YAC average was second among WRs (Deebo Samuel - 9.0) and he also caught 13 of the 16 targets he drew 10-to-19 yards downfield and went 38-of-50 for 420 yards (8.4 YPT) within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. On the other hand, he got just six looks of 20-plus yards downfield all season, catching one for a 67-yard gain. Even so, he almost certainly would've topped 1,000 yards if coach Andy Reid hadn't eased him in as a part-time player during the first half of the season. Rice was targeted at a reasonably high rate throughout -- 21.9 percent of routes Weeks 1-9, 23.2 percent Weeks 10-18 -- and quickly became a reliable fantasy starter once he was playing more than two-thirds of KC's snaps. He nonetheless feels anything but safe heading into Year 2, with legal problems from a hit-and-run likely to result in a suspension at some point and the Chiefs having acquired fellow wide receivers Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy. It's hard to pinpoint Rice's fantasy value given the uncertainty of when he might be suspended and for how long. Read Past Outlooks
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Thriving as Mahomes' WR1
Rice caught five of six targets for 75 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Bengals.
ANALYSIS
Most of Rice's production came on a 44-yard touchdown reception down the sideline in the second quarter. He had a 21-yard catch on fourth down erased by a penalty on the game's final possession, but Rice drew a 29-yard pass interference call on the next play to set up Harrison Butker's game-winning 51-yard field goal. Heading into a Week 3 trip to Atlanta for SNF, Rice is the clear top option in a Chiefs wide receiver room that will be without Hollywood Brown (shoulder) for the rest of the regular season.
Most of Rice's production came on a 44-yard touchdown reception down the sideline in the second quarter. He had a 21-yard catch on fourth down erased by a penalty on the game's final possession, but Rice drew a 29-yard pass interference call on the next play to set up Harrison Butker's game-winning 51-yard field goal. Heading into a Week 3 trip to Atlanta for SNF, Rice is the clear top option in a Chiefs wide receiver room that will be without Hollywood Brown (shoulder) for the rest of the regular season.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Air Yards Per Game
40.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.47% Team Air Yards
27.2%% Team Targets
33.3%Avg Depth of Target
4.4 YdsCatch Rate
46.7%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
10.4% Targeted On Route
55.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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vs Bengals
Sunday, Sep 15th at 4:25PM
Overall QB Rating Against
66.0
Cornerbacks
69.6
Safeties
56.3
Linebackers
65.3
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2024 Rashee Rice Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Rashee Rice's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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Height
6' 1"Weight
204 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.51 secVertical Jump
41.0 inBroad Jump
128 inHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
32.75 in
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Few prospects, if any, gained more fantasy value than Rice during the 2023 draft. A lot of mocks had him lasting until Round 3 or even Day 3, but he instead went 55th overall to a WR-needy team led by QB Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid. Rice is already 23 and might be the slowest (4.51 40) of KC's top options at wide receiver, but he's also the densest (6-1, 204) and perhaps the strongest, with his 128-inch broad jump and 41-inch vertical showing good athleticism overall. He was a four-year contributor at SMU, including 1,355 yards and 10 TDs as a senior, and now joins a WR corps where the other lead candidates for playing time are 2022 second-round pick Skyy Moore, 2021 first-rounder Kadarius Toney and veteran deep threat Marquez Valdes-Scantling -- a trio that combined for only 131 targets last season. Rice stands a chance to emerge as the volume receiver of the bunch, with the Chiefs saying goodbye to JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman in March after trading Tyreek Hill the previous offseason.
More Fantasy News
Eclipses century mark in win
Rice secured seven of nine targets for 103 yards in the Chiefs' 27-20 win over the Ravens on Thursday night.
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Leading receiver group
Rice will lead Kansas City's receiving corps Thursday against the Ravens, while teammate Marquise Brown (shoulder) has been ruled out.
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NFL may let legal process play out
Rice is not expected to begin the regular season on the commissioner's exempt list, and the NFL will instead make a decision on his status after his legal process has concluded, Mark Maske of The Washington Post reports.
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Steady in preseason game
Rice caught four receptions for 35 yards on five targets in Saturday's preseason game against Detroit.
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Should play Saturday
Rice and other starters are scheduled to play the first half of Saturday's preseason game against Detroit, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.
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No word on potential suspension
Coach Andy Reid said Tuesday he had not heard anything from the league about a possible suspension for Rice, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rice has allegedly been involved in two incidents this offseason, the first a high-speed crash in Dallas and the second an assault at a nightclub. The legal process regarding the former incident has been slow to play out, meaning the league could opt to wait to hand out any potential suspension until 2025. However, Reid also said the team will be ready to handle any absence for Rice, and Kansas City did reinforce its wide receiver corps this offseason by signing Marquise Brown and drafting Xavier Worthy.
Rice has allegedly been involved in two incidents this offseason, the first a high-speed crash in Dallas and the second an assault at a nightclub. The legal process regarding the former incident has been slow to play out, meaning the league could opt to wait to hand out any potential suspension until 2025. However, Reid also said the team will be ready to handle any absence for Rice, and Kansas City did reinforce its wide receiver corps this offseason by signing Marquise Brown and drafting Xavier Worthy.