Rashee Rice, the SMU WR, sits at No. 81 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 15% elite, 47% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Talented but enigmatic receiver with game tape that shows a lack of consistency and impressive ball skills.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Rice has enough top-end speed to attack vertically but has a tendency for nonchalant running on intermediate routes and zone-beaters underneath.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “The route inefficiencies can be cleaned up, but Rice must play with better consistency and urgency to find long-term NFL reps.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-WR.
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“…Talented but enigmatic receiver with game tape that shows a lack of consistency and impressive ball skills. Rice has enough top-end speed to attack vertically but has a tendency for nonchalant running on intermediate routes and zone-beaters underneath. In one game you might see terrific ball-tracking and jump-ball victories followed by frustrating drops and a lack of physicality in fighting back on contested catches.…”
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