Rashee Rice Looks To Build On Week 14 Breakout

Rashee Rice Looks To Build On Week 14 Breakout

11 months ago

The Kansas City Chiefs may have finally taken the training wheels off wide receiver Rashee Rice in Week 14, unleashing the rookie for career highs in snap share (84.8%) and route rate (81.8%). Rice returned the favor with a 7/72/1 receiving line on 10 targets. K.C. hardly has much choice in the matter -- despite Rice's six drops -- as Rice has flashed enough signs of brilliance via the third-most yards after catch (467) and sixth-most fantasy points per route run (0.59) that no other Chiefs wideout has even come close to sniffing this year. The only aspect missing from the 23-year-old's coming-out party was a deep target, as Rice has only drawn two downfield passes all year. While that curbs Rice's fantasy upside, he's making up for the lack of splash plays with the seventh-most red-zone targets (17) among WRs. With the chains finally appearing to be loosened, Rice is a confident PPR WR2 for Week 15 against the New England Patriots.

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