Rashee Rice - 2025 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Undervalued Draft Picks

Rashee Rice is a fantasy football sleeper and undervalued draft pick for 2025. Read the fantasy football outlook and draft advice for the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver.

RotoBaller Ranking (half-PPR): WR26

Fantasy Draft Analysis: "Rice Rice Baby." Yeah, it's corny, but that's the first thing that came to mind when writing this article, so let's roll with it. That's also what you'll be saying when the Chiefs' top wideout gives you 20 FPPG consistently.

Rashee Rice has been an incredibly efficient NFL receiver. After bursting onto the scene in the second half of his rookie season, Rice was on track for a monster sophomore campaign before tearing his LCL in Week 4.

In Weeks 1-3 last season, Rice paced the Chiefs with a 41.2% first-read target share, a 36% target rate, and an astounding 3.6 yards per route run.

It's hard to project a three-game sample size across a full season, but Rice was entering into elite territory at the ripe age of 25. Watch him cook.

Below are Kansas City's pass attempts and passing yards per game each season since Patrick Mahomes took over as the starting quarterback in 2018:

• 2018 - 34.2 pass attempts, 303.2 passing yards
• 2019 - 36.2 pass attempts, 282.8 passing yards
• 2020 - 39.7 pass attempts, 301.9 passing yards
• 2021 - 39.9 pass attempts, 288.5 passing yards
• 2022 - 37.9 pass attempts, 288.9 passing yards
• 2023 - 37.3 pass attempts, 248.6 passing yards
• 2024 - 34.2 pass attempts, 220.8 passing yards

As you can see, the Chiefs want to throw the football. 2024 looks very much like the anomaly here with Rice out for most of the season and Travis Kelce showing his age for the first time in his illustrious career.

That leads us back to Rice, who appears fully healthy this offseason. Last season, he essentially rendered Kelce irrelevant while on the field together. In those three games, Rice averaged 21.6 FPPG on just a 79% snap share last season. Imagine what he could do with a 90% snap share. Sure, Xavier Worthy will gobble up some targets, but Rice is the alpha in the room. He's the Chiefs' new "Travis Kelce."

Josh Simmons and Rashee Rice are ready to go for training camp, per Coach Reid. Great news.

— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) June 19, 2025

His opportunity share, projected volume, and crazy efficiency should lead to a very fruitful third NFL season in Kansas City.

Update - Rashee Rice has accepted a plea deal following his high-speed car accident in Dallas in March 2024. He was sentenced to 30 days of jail time and five years of probation. As a result, Rice will likely be forced to serve a suspension during the 2025 NFL regular season. At this time, the league has not made an official ruling, but the looming suspension could cause his ADP to drop, making him an even greater value.

- Adam Koffler

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