What fantasy managers can expect from the Chiefs offense in Week 7 with Rashee Rice back
USA TODAY Sports' Joe Rivera and Jacob Camenker break down what Rashee Rice's return will mean for the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs offense.
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Jacob, you mentioned Rice coming back this week and I'm curious, how does his return impact the rest of Kansas City's offense?
What should fantasy managers be on the lookout for this week?
Yeah, so I would say that Rice is probably going to be the team's target leader.
He likes to work over the middle of the field a little bit more than some of their other receivers.
That should open up a little more space for Travis Kelsey to operate in.
I know Kelsey doesn't have that same explosiveness he once had, but he should have more space to operate in, which would allow him to rack up receptions.
And then, like I said about Worthy, he's gonna be able to operate more near the line of scrimmage and on those deep downfield passes, instead of being, you know, the top receiver target for him.
So, I anticipate those three guys will benefit.
Hollywood Brown and Juju Smith-Schuster will probably see fewer targets and kind of split a little more of their playing time.
And I think Tyquan Thornton with Rasie Rice back, I don't think he's phased out entirely, but he's certainly not going to get the type of opportunities that he got in the past.
So, you know, if you have them on your fantasy team, you can leave them on your bench, but he might be a guy you want to swap out for a streamer after this week.
Let's see what the rotation looks like, but I anticipate he's gonna be more of a depth option at this point.
