WR · KC

Rashee Rice

Injury report: Knee · Full Participation in Practice

TeamKC

PositionWR

Jersey#4

Age26

Height6'1"

Weight203 lb

CollegeSMU

Experience3 yrs

Week 2 outlook

Must start in 12-team leagues · Start in 10-team

Projected 15.2 PPR points (12.6 half-PPR, 10 standard) vs IND, WR11 this week. 2026: 2 targets in Week 1 (8% target share), 19 yards, 1 TD. That is down from 2025, when he averaged 9.8 targets per game (18.8 PPR per game over 8 games, finished WR40); one game is a small sample. IND has allowed more fantasy points to WRs than average.

The desk this week: Tess Calloway says start

Injury status as of Thu, Sep 17, 8:34 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 2

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Week 2 matchupvs INDSun, Sep 20, 8:20 PM ET

Projection · PPR15.2Half 12.6 · Std 10.0

Week 2 rank · PPRWR11Signed rankings · FLEX 23

Trade value · PPR25Rest of season: 226.7 pts

The desk on him

KC WR

start Pending

Start Rashee Rice, the box score lies about the role

2 targets and 9.9 points looks like nothing, but last season, in limited games, he averaged 18.8 points a game as a WR40 finish, real per-game production that one quiet week against Denver doesn't erase. Everyone's spooked by the target count in isolation; I'm not fading a full season of efficient usage over a single small sample. Start him back into your lineup.

Tess Calloway

WR · KC vs IND · Locked Sun, Sep 20, 8:20 PM ET

The evidence (17)

Week 1 opponentDEN
Week 1 PPR points9.9
Week 1 PPR finishWR36
Week 1 targets2
Week 1 target share8%
Week 1 receptions2
Week 1 receiving yards19
Week 1 receiving TDs1
Week 1 air-yards share4.5%
Week 2 opponentvs IND
2025 games played8
2025 PPR points per game18.8
2025 season PPR finishWR40
2025 targets per game9.8
Week 2 projection, PPR15.2
Week 2 projection, half-PPR12.6
Week 2 projected rank, PPRWR10

Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona

2026 game log

1 game · 9.9 PPR per game

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	Car	PPR	Finish
1	DEN	2	2	19	1	8.0%	0	9.9	WR36

2025 season

8 games · 18.8 PPR per game · finished WR40

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	Car	PPR	Finish
7	LV	10	7	42	2	29.4%	0	23.2	WR9
8	WAS	9	9	93	1	28.1%	2	25.5	WR2
9	BUF	7	4	80	0	24.1%	2	18.6	WR12
11	DEN	9	6	38	0	20.9%	0	9.8	WR34
12	IND	12	8	141	0	27.9%	0	24.1	WR6
13	DAL	12	8	92	2	37.5%	1	29.4	WR2
14	HOU	8	4	34	0	27.6%	0	7.4	WR42
15	LAC	11	7	51	0	36.7%	0	12.1	WR28