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Tez Johnson

Pos: PR4, WR7 Team: TB YoE: 0
Draft: RD 7, PICK 235
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"Rice is undoubtedly one of the biggest wild cards in fantasy football this season. On one hand, he has been an absolute fantasy superstar since taking on a substantial role midway through his rookie season in 2023. During that span (nine regular-season games), Rice is averaging 19.5 fantasy PPG. In three full games last season, he handled a massive 36% target share (10.7 per game) and averaged 21.6 PPG (17-plus in all three). On the other hand, Rice tore his LCL in Week 3, is facing a potential suspension and, even when active, he now has legitimate target competition via Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown and Travis Kelce. The good news is that 25-year-old Rice is expected to be fully healthy prior to Week 1 and there's a decent chance a suspension would be delayed until 2026. He has WR1 upside, but won't cost quite that much on draft day."

"Rice missed Kansas City's first week of OTAs due to an illness, but the third-year pro is now back with the team and showing no signs of still being hampered by the season-ending surgery he underwent last October to repair the LCL in his right knee. Head coach Andy Reid previously said in April that Rice was on track to get an essentially complete offseason, while quarterback Patrick Mahomes said in late May that the explosive wideout had been working without limitations, so it comes as no surprise to see him now participating in full. A 2023 second-round pick, Rice followed up his excellent rookie season with a phenomenal start to the 2024 campaign, racking up a 24-288-2 receiving line in Weeks 1-3 before injuring his knee just seven snaps into Week 4. It's possible Rice's ongoing legal situation (and likely suspension) aren't resolved until 2026, but he now faces tougher target competition with Xavier Worthy having developed entering Year 2, Travis Kelce returning for a 13th season and Hollywood Brown healthy and having re-signed."

	Rashee Rice's target share has decreased by 24.65% over the past 6 weeks.
	Rashee Rice's receiving yards have decreased by 35.54% over the past 6 weeks.
	Rashee Rice's targets have decreased by 25.93% over the past 6 weeks.
	Rashee Rice's total yards have decreased by 73.52% over the past 6 weeks.
	Rashee Rice's receiving touchdowns have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.

Xavier Smith

Pos: PR1, KR3, WR6 Team: LAR YoE: 1
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

TGT

REC

YD

TD

FUM

YPA

TGT SHARE

2024

4

KC

17 - 10

LAC

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

3

KC

22 - 17

ATL

14.0

12.0

110.0

1.0

0.0

7.86

0.359

2024

2

CIN

25 - 26

KC

6.0

5.0

75.0

1.0

0.0

12.5

0.24

2024

1

BAL

20 - 27

KC

9.0

7.0

103.0

0.0

0.0

11.44

0.321

2023

17

CIN

17 - 25

KC

6.0

5.0

127.0

0.0

0.0

21.17

0.207

2023

16

LV

20 - 14

KC

12.0

6.0

57.0

0.0

0.0

4.75

0.267

2023

15

KC

27 - 17

NE

9.0

9.0

91.0

1.0

0.0

10.11

0.237

2023

14

BUF

20 - 17

KC

10.0

7.0

72.0

1.0

1.0

7.2

0.233

2023

13

KC

19 - 27

GB

9.0

8.0

64.0

0.0

0.0

7.11

0.273

2023

12

KC

31 - 17

LV

10.0

8.0

107.0

1.0

0.0

10.7

0.294

2023

11

PHI

21 - 17

KC

5.0

4.0

42.0

0.0

0.0

8.4

0.116

2023

9

MIA

14 - 21

KC

2.0

2.0

17.0

1.0

0.0

8.5

0.067

2023

8

KC

9 - 24

DEN

5.0

4.0

56.0

0.0

0.0

11.2

0.132

2023

7

LAC

17 - 31

KC

6.0

5.0

60.0

1.0

0.0

10.0

0.143

2023

6

DEN

8 - 19

KC

4.0

4.0

72.0

0.0

0.0

18.0

0.098

2023

5

KC

27 - 20

MIN

5.0

4.0

33.0

1.0

0.0

6.6

0.122

2023

4

KC

23 - 20

NYJ

5.0

3.0

32.0

0.0

0.0

6.4

0.167

2023

3

CHI

10 - 41

KC

7.0

5.0

59.0

0.0

0.0

8.43

0.184

2023

2

KC

17 - 9

JAX

2.0

2.0

20.0

0.0

0.0

10.0

0.049

2023

1

DET

21 - 20

KC

5.0

3.0

29.0

1.0

0.0

5.8

0.128