Reserve-Sus
Injury Suspension
Est. Return 10/19/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
24
YDS
288
TD
2
AVG
12.0
TAR
29
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rice looks like a smash success of a second-round pick (55th overall in 2023) despite running into major obstacles already. His off-field issues were one of the big NFL stories of the 2024 offseason, and he then suffered a season-ending LCL tear Week 4. In between, he took a step forward from his fantastic rookie season, catching 24 passes (for 288 yards and two TDs) over the first three games of 2024. His role and production from late 2023 into early 2024 hint at WR1 fantasy potential, especially in full-PPR leagues, although he may have a hard time earning downfield targets in an offense that has speed demons Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown. Rice ran a 4.51 40 (at 6-foot-1, 204 pounds) at the 2023 Combine, albeit with a 41-inch vertical and 128-inch broad jump hinting at explosiveness beyond what his straight-line speed suggests. His career 4.7 aDOT is TE-like, but Rice's excellent work after the catch (8.4 YAC average) has led to a WR-like 11.9 yards per reception, and his 78.6 percent catch rate is right around the positional average for RBs. A best-case scenario for his future looks something like what Michael Thomas did in New Orleans. Rice returned healthy for the start of Kansas City's OTAs, but he then settled his legal case in July and accepted a six-game NFL suspension in August, ruling him out for Weeks 1-6. He should be a high-end fantasy starter, potentially even WR1 level, once he returns from suspension Week 7. Read Past Outlooks
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Six-game suspension made official
The NFL has officially suspended Rice the first six games of the 2025 regular season Wednesday for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Rice's suspension will begin immediately, after he and the NFL reached agreement Wednesday on an arrangement that will force him to miss the first six weeks of the regular season, but allow him to retake the field mid-season. He will first be eligible for reinstatement and to resume practicing Oct. 13, and to make his regular-season debut in Week 7 versus the Raiders on Oct. 19. JuJu Smith-Schuster figures to join Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown (ankle) in the majority of three-wide sets until Rice is reinstated.
Rice's suspension will begin immediately, after he and the NFL reached agreement Wednesday on an arrangement that will force him to miss the first six weeks of the regular season, but allow him to retake the field mid-season. He will first be eligible for reinstatement and to resume practicing Oct. 13, and to make his regular-season debut in Week 7 versus the Raiders on Oct. 19. JuJu Smith-Schuster figures to join Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown (ankle) in the majority of three-wide sets until Rice is reinstated.
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Air Yards Per Game
33.5Air Yards Per Snap
0.93% Team Air Yards
3.8%% Team Targets
5.1%Avg Depth of Target
4.6 YdsCatch Rate
82.8%Drop Rate
6.9%Avg Yds After Catch
8.0% Targeted On Route
29.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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204 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.51 secVertical Jump
41.0 inBroad Jump
128 inHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
32.75 inPast Fantasy Outlooks
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The Chiefs appear to have struck gold with the 55th overall pick from the 2023 Draft, though Rice's rookie season was rather unconventional. His 4.7 aDOT was shallowest in the league among WRs that ran 200 or more routes, with only Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rondale Moore seeing a larger share of their targets behind the line of scrimmage (28.0 percent). It's not what you'd expect from looking at Rice's prospect profile, as he had a 96-1,355-10 receiving line his senior year at SMU and then ran a 4.51 40 at 6-1, 204. While the profile perhaps hinted at a possession receiver more so than a deep threat, 'screen merchant' was a surprising outcome. That's not to say Rice was merely a product of Kansas City's system, as his 8.5 YAC average was second among WRs (Deebo Samuel - 9.0) and he also caught 13 of the 16 targets he drew 10-to-19 yards downfield and went 38-of-50 for 420 yards (8.4 YPT) within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. On the other hand, he got just six looks of 20-plus yards downfield all season, catching one for a 67-yard gain. Even so, he almost certainly would've topped 1,000 yards if coach Andy Reid hadn't eased him in as a part-time player during the first half of the season. Rice was targeted at a reasonably high rate throughout -- 21.9 percent of routes Weeks 1-9, 23.2 percent Weeks 10-18 -- and quickly became a reliable fantasy starter once he was playing more than two-thirds of KC's snaps. He nonetheless feels anything but safe heading into Year 2, with legal problems from a hit-and-run likely to result in a suspension at some point and the Chiefs having acquired fellow wide receivers Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy. It's hard to pinpoint Rice's fantasy value given the uncertainty of when he might be suspended and for how long.
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Agreeing to six-game suspension
Rice and the NFL are finalizing an agreement to suspend him for the first six games of the 2025 season, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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NFL wants six-game suspension
The NFL aims to suspend Rice six games beginning at the start of the regular season, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Settlement could be reached
While Rice has a Sept. 30 disciplinary hearing with the NFL scheduled, it's still possible that a settlement will be reached before the season, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Likely available Weeks 1-4
Rice (groin) is expected to have his disciplinary hearing with the NFL scheduled for Tues., Sept. 30, making him likely to play in Kansas City's first four games of the regular season, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Not playing in preseason opener
Rice (groin) isn't suiting up for Saturday's preseason matchup versus Arizona, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Handed six-game ban
Rice was suspended for the first six games of the 2025 regular season Wednesday and will not appeal the ban, Nate Taylor of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rice is eligible to return at the beginning of the practice week leading up to the Chiefs' Week 7 game against the Raiders on Oct. 19. The suspension stems from Rice's involvement in a multi-car crash during the 2024 offseason that left multiple people injured. Rice had pleaded guilty in district court to two third-degree felony charges and will have to eventually serve 30 days in jail in addition to completing five years of probation.
Rice is eligible to return at the beginning of the practice week leading up to the Chiefs' Week 7 game against the Raiders on Oct. 19. The suspension stems from Rice's involvement in a multi-car crash during the 2024 offseason that left multiple people injured. Rice had pleaded guilty in district court to two third-degree felony charges and will have to eventually serve 30 days in jail in addition to completing five years of probation.