Rashee Rice

"Health is the key to his ultimate draft value"

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Rice looked primed for a top-5 fantasy season before tearing his LCL in Week 4 on a fluke play. Expecting Rice to pick up where he left off in 2024 is a big ask in his first year back from a serious knee injury, but early reports are positive on his potential to play in Week 1. If he fully regains his form around mid-season, you'll have an every-week WR1 in your WR2 slot for the stretch run.

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Worthy finished strong last season and Patrick Mahomes has been vocal about revitalizing the vertical game in the Chiefs offense. Worthy has DeSean Jackson's ceiling as a deep threat. 

If Rashee Rice can't return to full strength this year from his knee injury, Worthy could see more of Rice's role as the extension of the run game with short passes. 

My podcast partner, Brandon Angelo, from Angelo's Analysis is an athletic trainer to professional athletes. He had concerns about Kirk Cousins last spring that were rooted in his job knowledge. He has concerns about Rice's ability to withstand the punishment of the game this year. 

My ranking of Worthy and Rice is based on this. If you want to bet against this, then flip-flop where I have valued Worthy and Rice. 

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Rashee Rice is reportedly healthy and already taking part in the Chiefs' offseason program in early June. Rice is a bully at 204 pounds and an amazing athlete who posted a 41" vertical and a 10'08" broad jump. His 2024 breakout into superstar status was going to be glorious. Here were his game logs before the season-ending injury: Week 1: 9 targets, 7 catches, 103 yards; Week 2: 6 targets, 5 catches, 75 yards, 1 touchdown; Week 3: 14 targets, 12 catches, 110 yards, 1 touchdown. The Chiefs love to utilize him in motion, on screens, and with targets near the line of scrimmage to let him use his elite yards after catch ability. But he also has the athleticism and talent to win down the field.