Yahoo Sports NFL on Rashee Rice
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Rice walked right back into the top target share on the team. The Chiefs didn't need to see more before making him the focal point again. And how they used him matters, too. Six of his eight targets came on slants or other in-breakers, the same get-it-to-him-and-let-him-run usage Andy Reid has leaned on for years. That's a problem for the Jets. On throws over the middle of the field, they're in the bottom 12 in YAC allowed per reception and rank 18th in EPA allowed per play.
STACKED’s take
Rice projected as fringe WR1 with snaps climbing and favorable Jets middle-field matchup.
Chris Allen predicts Rice finds the end zone again on his way to a top-16 WR finish in Week 9. Rice didn't play a full workload in his return last week, on the field for just 57% of snaps and running routes on 61% of dropbacks—by design from Kansas City. Despite limited volume, he walked right back into the top target share on the team. Six of his eight targets came on slants or in-breakers, the usage Andy Reid has leaned on for years. This is problematic for the Jets, who rank bottom-12 in YAC allowed per reception on throws over the middle and 18th in EPA allowed per play. Kirk Cousins attacked the middle on 60.9% of throws against New York last week, producing 187 yards and two touchdowns. With Rice's snaps set to climb, Allen projects a fringe WR1 result.
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