Rashee Rice

Career StatsB+

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		28	156	1,797	14
2025		8	53	571	5
2024		4	24	288	2
2023		16

Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	TD	YPR	Grade
2025		8	53	571	5	10.8	B B Top 29%
2024		4	24	288	2	12.0	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2023		16	79	938	7	11.9	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Above-replacement production at the WR salary tier earns Rashee Rice a A Contract Value Index. At $1.62M AAV on a four-year rookie scale contract, Rice is operating in the fractional-cost tier of his position—a massive cap advantage for a third-year player who posted a B+ performance grade in 2025 despite limited availability. His 2025 season saw him compile 571 receiving yards across eight games, a pace that validates his talent even as injury and off-field circumstances constrained his opportunity volume. The contract itself presents zero cap burden and carries minimal dead-cap risk, giving Kansas City complete flexibility to retain or move on from Rice without financial consequence—a structural advantage that few teams enjoy with young wideouts of his caliber. However, the CVI grade sits in stark contrast to his F sentiment mark, a chasm driven entirely by the legal and availability turbulence that has dominated his offseason narrative and forced him to miss critical team activities including OTAs and mandatory minicamp. Kansas City's recent receiver signings and organizational wariness suggest the team is hedging its bets on Rice's reliability and long-term commitment, positioning him as a depth play on paper rather than a building block—a make-or-break audition looms for the 2026 season if he is to restore the institutional trust that a rookie deal alone cannot insulate.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the A band — a quick read on where Rashee's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Rashee Rice enters his third NFL season as Kansas City's presumptive WR1, a 2023 second-round pick still ascending toward his ceiling at just 26 years old. He earns a B+ grade overall, reflecting genuine playmaking ability alongside questions about durability and consistency. Among young receivers in the AFC, Rice is emerging as a legitimate threat rather than a complementary piece. His volume production stands out immediately — Rice is generating 71.4 receiving yards per game, well above the elite threshold of 63.5, making him one of the more productive wideouts in the league this season. His touchdown rate of 0.63 per game also clears the elite benchmark of 0.53, demonstrating real red-zone and explosive-play value within Kansas City's offense. The one area to watch is yards per reception at 10.8, trailing the NFL average of 12.1, which suggests he's winning on shorter routes rather than stretching the field consistently. Rice's season grades have shown a B in 2023, a dip to B- in 2024, and a return to B form in 2025 — a trajectory that signals resilience and corrective ability following a lost year. With Patrick Mahomes distributing the ball and Andy Reid designing routes, Rice's upside remains substantial if he can add a deeper route tree. Watch for improvement in yards-per-catch as the clearest indicator that he's evolved from a high-volume slot weapon into a true every-level receiver.

How Rashee Compares at the Position

Rashee Rice ranks 39th of 295 graded wide receivers by performance. That slots Rashee between Deebo Samuel (B+) just ahead and Garrett Wilson (B+) just behind.

Current Sentiment

The media tone on Rashee Rice pencils out to an F sentiment grade after weighing recent storylines. A third-year wide receiver with modest career statistics (156 receptions, 1,797 yards across three seasons), Rice has become defined almost entirely by off-field legal troubles rather than his on-field performance, which earned a solid B+ grade in 2025 despite playing in just eight games for 571 receiving yards. The narrative has shifted from viewing him as a promising young talent to framing him as an organizational liability—coverage has fixated relentlessly on his 30-day prison sentence, mandatory jail time that forced him to miss OTAs and minicamp, and the Chiefs' reported hesitation about committing long-term, with analysts interpreting Kansas City's wariness as a clear signal that trust has been fundamentally compromised. Without Pro Bowl credentials, All-Pro recognition, or a marquee contract to provide institutional goodwill, Rice lacks the reputational insulation that established stars might leverage through similar adversity, leaving him vulnerable to the full force of negative coverage. The team's recent moves—signing a safety and corner, adding depth at receiver and running back—have only reinforced the perception that the organization is hedging its bets on Rice's availability and reliability rather than building around him. Most media coverage now frames his 2026 season as a make-or-break audition to restore credibility, not a natural development arc for a young talent, with skepticism and caution dominating the discourse around his prospects with the Chiefs.