One of the best WR prospects at the catch point and winning leverage mid-route. He consistently sets up defenders to put them on his back, locates the ball, and attacks it at the highest point.
Rashee Rice was drafted with pick 55 of round 2 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.53 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 145 out of 3062 WR from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/lwD9tvVPvvpic.twitter.com/YjucxErSE1
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STRENGTHS: Outstanding body control, hand-eye coordination and arm length to consistently win at the catch point ... explosive leaping skills and play strength as a high-pointer ... has enough speed to stack and threaten downfield patterns ... loves selling the vertical track and working slant routes to get underneath corners ... does a great job mixing his speeds and snapping his routes ... works back to the football and sits down in open zones ... evades and doesn’t allow the jam to slow his route ... tracks the ball well over his shoulder ... catches the ball with YAC in mind ... blocks with the same aggressiveness that he attacks the football ... voted a senior captain ... highly productive senior year and finished one of only three FBS receivers to reach 1,300 receiving yards in 2022 ... finished his college career top five in school history in TD catches (25), receiving yards (3,111) and receptions (233).
WEAKNESSES: Doesn’t have elite top-end speed before or after the catch ... routes are quick but lack suddenness in and out of breaks ... needs to keep his routes sharpened and is guilty of shorting his patterns when searching for separation ... prone to focus drops ... contact balance looks great on one play and lackluster the next ... responsible for three fumbles in 2022 ... NFL scouts say that the interview process will be paramount to his final draft grade (NFL scout: “He grew up quite a bit the last year but needs to stay on that path.”) ... doesn’t offer any return value on special teams ... played through a turf toe during the 2022 season.
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at SMU, Rice moved from the slot to the perimeter as a senior in head coach Rhett Lashlee’s power-spread offense. At a program that has produced a long list of quality receivers, he had the most prolific season school history in 2022, breaking Emmanuel Sanders’ receiving yards record and ranking No. 1 in the FBS with 112.9 receiving yards per game. With his ability to frame his catches, Rice times his leaps and wins jumps balls, leading the FBS with 18 catches of 20-plus air yards downfield in 2022. Though he makes tough catches look easy, he is also guilty of dropping some easy ones and will freelance at will. Overall, Rice must prove he has NFL-level consistency (in all areas) to compensate for his average speed, but he is a ball winner with natural instincts after the catch. He can be a quality contributor early in his NFL career.
Originally Posted by Kiimosabi:
Hating what I'm reading: possession wr basically. average at best speed, didn't test well at combine but in college won a ton of contested catches.
Rotoworld: A four-year contributor for the Mustangs, Rice (6’1/204) beat up on his group of five competition … except for when he didn’t.
Didn't test well?
His speed was good, not great, not bad.
His explosion was elite. He's a more explosive JuJu.
You're an RAS guy, and you are upset about a WR with a 9+? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Kiimosabi:
Hating what I'm reading: possession wr basically. average at best speed, didn't test well at combine but in college won a ton of contested catches.
Rotoworld: A four-year contributor for the Mustangs, Rice (6’1/204) beat up on his group of five competition … except for when he didn’t.
I hope I’m wrong but it seems like the chiefs love to fill role WRs. Which I guess isn’t the worst thing as long as we land a WR1. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Kiimosabi:
Hating what I'm reading: possession wr basically. average at best speed, didn't test well at combine but in college won a ton of contested catches.
Rotoworld: A four-year contributor for the Mustangs, Rice (6’1/204) beat up on his group of five competition … except for when he didn’t.
Surprising...you didn't like the pick so now you're going to search out anything negative to make sure and confirm that belief. [Reply]
