ESPN Fantasy Football on Rashee Rice
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Rice faces a challenging return to action after playing only eight games in 2025, undergoing offseason knee surgery and serving a brief jail sentence that coincided with his rehab. He won't have the luxury of an easy tuneup game, as the Broncos present a formidable matchup...Rice has historically struggled in this setting, demonstrating a noticeable drop-off across three career games against the Broncos, in which his target rate fell to 21.4% compared to his 28.2% career average...he posted a paltry 38 yards on six receptions despite seeing nine targets during his most recent trip to Mile High in Week 11.
STACKED’s take
Rice's injury recovery and Denver's elite secondary make him a risky play in Week 1.
Rice faces a challenging return to action after playing only eight games in 2025, undergoing offseason knee surgery, and serving a brief jail sentence coinciding with his rehab. He won't have the luxury of an easy tuneup game, as Denver presents a formidable matchup. The Broncos' defense limited wide receivers to 10.5 yards per reception (10th-lowest) and gave up only six scores to the position last year. Rice has historically struggled against Denver across three career games, with his target rate falling to 21.4% compared to his 28.2% career average and yards per route run declining to 1.98 from his career mark of 2.42. He posted a paltry 38 yards on six receptions despite seeing nine targets in Week 11 at Denver. Kansas City's offense ranked 19th in scoring since 2023, and the addition of Kenneth Walker III aims to balance the offense with a run-heavy approach to counter Denver's blitz, likely eating into Rice's targets.
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