Yahoo Sports NFL on Rashee Rice
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The best stretch you can find for Rice is him averaging 86.3 yards per game down the stretch of 2023, putting up WR9 numbers … and yet he's the WR11 in drafts this year? That's just a wild overdraft for a guy whose realistic ceiling isn't much above that. And all of that is even before we discuss the fact that his star quarterback tore his ACL late last year, and while reports on Patrick Mahomes' recovery are good, you never know until you see him on the field.
STACKED’s take
Rice is WR11 ADP despite WR9 ceiling and multiple risk factors.
Being drafted as WR11 despite a realistic ceiling that doesn't exceed his best stretch—the back half of 2023 when he averaged 86.3 yards per game and posted WR9 PPR numbers. Multiple risk factors compound the overdraft: Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL late last year and while recovery reports are positive, his backup is Justin Fields, whose ability to support a wide receiver is questionable. Off-field concerns loom large; while Rice doesn't appear to face further suspension based on his probation violation earlier in summer, his history of issues means anything could sideline him between now and the season. The source views Rice as overvalued given his ceiling, injury risk to his quarterback, and off-field volatility.
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