Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is the single best pick remaining in fantasy football drafts, but there’s not much time left to take advantage of his surging value.
Following Thursday’s statement from the NFL that the league would wait until Rice’s legal case played out before initiating a suspension, it appears the
second-year wideout will be available for the entire 2024 season barring an unforeseen development.
He’s currently being drafted as the WR32 and 72nd player overall according to FantasyPros’ average draft position (ADP)
data (more on what ADP means and how to use it in fantasy football here). That ADP only makes sense if fantasy football players are worried about a looming
suspension. Since one isn’t coming until 2025, that makes Rice a slam-dunk value and a true league-winning pick.
Rice didn’t become fully ingratiated into Kansas City’s offense until roughly the midway point of the season. From Weeks 11-17 (Rice didn’t play in Week 18), he was the WR9 in PPR leagues, ahead of
bigger names like DJ Moore, Davante Adams, DeVonta Smith, and Cooper Kupp.
