Rashee Rice
No. 4 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000
North Richland Hills, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Richland (North Richland Hills, Texas)
College:SMU (2019–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Receptions:79
Receiving yards:938
Receiving touchdowns:7
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Rashee Marquan Rice (born April 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Early years

Rice grew up in North Richland Hills, Texas, and attended Richland High School. As a junior, he caught 72 passes for 1,386 yards and 19 touchdowns and was named first team all-district.[1] Rice was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at SMU entering his senior year.[2] He finished his senior season with 51 receptions for 841 yards and five touchdowns.[3]

College career

Rice played in ten games as a freshman and had 25 receptions for 403 yards and one touchdown.[4][5] He became a starter during his sophomore season and caught 48 passes for 683 yards and five touchdowns.[6] Rice had 64 receptions for 670 yards and nine touchdowns and was named honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) as a junior.[7][8] In the 2022 season, he had 96 receptions for 1,355 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns. He had six games on the year going over 100 receiving yards.[9]

Collegiate statistics

Year G Receiving
Rec Yds Avg TD
2019 10 25 403 16.1 1
2020 10 48 683 14.2 5
2021 12 64 670 10.5 9
2022 12 96 1,355 14.1 10
Career 44 233 3,111 13.4 25
Reference:[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 204 lb
(93 kg)		 32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.51 s1.49 s2.54 s4.23 s7.02 s41.0 in
(1.04 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
Sources:[11][12]

Rice was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (55th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.[13] Rice recorded his first career receiving touchdown in the Chiefs week 1 loss to vs Detroit Lions.[14] He recorded his first 100 yard receiving game in the Chiefs week 12 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. In the Chiefs week 15 game against the New England Patriots, he broke the Chiefs single season rookie receiving touchdowns record.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023KC 1687993811.967721
Career1687993811.967721

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023KC 11813016.339100
Career11813016.339100

NFL records

  • First rookie with at least eight receptions, 130 receiving yards, and a receiving TD in a playoff game (January 13th, 2024 vs. Miami Dolphins). [16] This record was broken the next day when Puka Nakua had nine receptions for 181 yards and a receiving touchdown.

References

  1. ↑ Holland, EJ (August 6, 2018). "SMU scores big recruiting win in D-FW, lands Richland WR Rashee Rice". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gosset, Brian (August 8, 2018). "SMU football: Rashee Rice, a 3-star WR, commits to Mustangs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ Craven, Mike (August 22, 2022). "The Lone Star 50: No. 36 Rashee Rice ready to be No. 1 WR for SMU". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Hoyt, Joseph (September 22, 2021). "Rashee Rice is making waves for SMU, and all eyes will be on him in rivalry showdown vs. TCU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ Vannini, Chris (May 26, 2020). "Coming off its best season in decades, SMU is equipped to sustain success". The Athletic. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ Broback, Joe (March 18, 2021). "Five spring practice questions for the SMU Mustangs". UnderdogDynasty.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rashee Rice ready to continue tradition of turning No. 1 WR role at SMU into an NFL career". The Dallas Morning News. March 4, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ Craven, Mike (August 12, 2022). "If SMU is a new WR-U, Rashee Rice is the latest product". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rashee Rice 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rashee Rice College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  11. ↑ "Rashee Rice Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Rashee Rice College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ McMullen, Matt (April 29, 2023). "Five Things to Know About Chiefs' Second-Round Pick & Former SMU WR Rashee Rice | 2023 NFL Draft". Chiefs.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Dillon, John (September 8, 2023). "WATCH: Chiefs rookie WR Rashee Rice scores first NFL touchdown vs. Lions". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rashee Rice sets Chiefs rookie record for receiving touchdowns". Fox4KC.com.
  16. ↑ https://stathead.com/tiny/VpvlZ
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rashee Rice.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.