Rashee Rice: Start or Sit?
WR1 and primary target. Physical yards-after-catch separator with heavy in-breaking route usage.
This week’s verdict
Start
Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR14: 30% target share in 2025, 14.4 PPR projected vs DEN.
Projected
9.111.714.4
StandardHalf PPRPPR
Consensus
WR14
position rank
Opponent
DEN
this week
Implied total
22.5
team points
- DEN ranks 13 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 22.5 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 75% snap share in 2025.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Latest on Rice
How Chiefs offense is working to solve one of 2025's biggest issues
Kansas City had one of the NFL's worst play-action passing attacks last season. Expect that to change in 2026.
ESPN · Aug 27, 2026
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
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