Rashee Rice

Rice looks like a smash success of a second-round pick (55th overall in 2023) despite running into major obstacles already. His off-field issues were one of the big NFL stories of the 2024 offseason, and he then suffered a season-ending LCL tear Week 4. In between, he took a step forward from his fantastic rookie season, catching 24 passes (for 288 yards and two TDs) over the first three games of 2024. His role and production from late 2023 into early 2024 hint at WR1 fantasy potential, especially in full-PPR leagues, although he may have a hard time earning downfield targets in an offense that has speed demons Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown. Rice ran a 4.51 40 (at 6-foot-1, 204 pounds) at the 2023 Combine, albeit with a 41-inch vertical and 128-inch broad jump hinting at explosiveness beyond what his straight-line speed suggests. His career 4.7 aDOT is TE-like, but Rice's excellent work after the catch (8.4 YAC average) has led to a WR-like 11.9 yards per reception, and his 78.6 percent catch rate is right around the positional average for RBs. A best-case scenario for his future looks something like what Michael Thomas did in New Orleans. Rice returned healthy for the start of Kansas City's OTAs in June, and the lack of progress on his legal case makes a suspension in 2025 increasingly unlikely. The breakout opportunity is available again, albeit with slightly tougher target competition relative to what he faced at the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024.

• Cole Kmet
  TE
• Jared Ivey
  DL
• Alex Singleton
  LB
• Aidan Hutchinson
  DL
• Xavier Newman
  OL
• Jalen White
  RB
• Jake Bobo
  WR
• A.J. Woods
  DB