The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will as soon as once more be with out their prime receiver Rashee Rice, however this time his absence is because of a suspension as a substitute of an harm. Rice has determined to just accept a 6-game suspension that may begin Week 1 of the NFL season, per Dianna Russini. This information lastly solutions an enormous query fantasy soccer gamers had going into their drafts.
The truth that Rice will miss the primary six video games as a substitute of six video games at an unknown level within the season, is nice information for his fantasy prospects. In fact six video games missed knocks him down the rankings, however we should always get 10 video games out of him if we make the fantasy playoffs. And we don’t want to fret about him being suspended throughout the fantasy playoffs both.
Final season Rice bought off to a blistering tempo, however that was brief lived, as he tore his LCL within the fourth sport of the season. When he returns, he ought to be capable of match proper again with the workforce, as he’s already recovered from his harm and performed this preseason. He might want to get again to NFL velocity, which is rarely as simple because it sounds, however his fantasy worth ought to choose again up the place it was for essentially the most half.
Fantasy fallout for Chiefs go catchers not named Rice
Xavier Worthy will get the largest bump, as he additionally got here on robust final season late within the season with Rice out. He has an actual likelihood to make a leap in his second 12 months as Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense attempt to return to the massive play workforce they had been earlier in Mahomes’ profession.
After Worthy, Marquise Brown additionally ought to see a good quantity of labor whereas Rice is out, however Brown has additionally missed time this preseason with an ankle harm, however he has returned to follow and may play Week 1. Mahomes does unfold the ball round effectively, however there’s little doubt Worthy and Brown are the playmakers at this level, whereas Travis Kelce is the chain mover. As for Kelce, this information ought to get him loads of targets and receptions early within the season. His PPR ground stays good regardless of his noticeable decline final season.
