For me, there are two Kansas City WRs that I am all over in drafts - and they’re Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice. Hollywood has been very productive in this league, he’s put up WR1 numbers for stretches at times (and probably would’ve been a WR1 in Baltimore if they just threw it more) and now he gets Patrick Mahomes. He has a lot of competition, including Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice, and Xavier Worthy, but I think he will have his role regardless as that intermediate to deep option - a role Mahomes desperately needed after not being able to legitimately test safeties last year. I’m all about his WR32 price tag right now - give me Hollywood there pretty easily if he’s on the board.
Now, even if Rashee Rice is suspended for 6 games, I’m clicking draft next to his name every time at his WR40 price tag. I think Xavier Worthy being drafted ahead of Rice is a mistake - I think he’s more of a luxury piece for the Chiefs right now, and not necessarily someone who will be an integral part of their offense. The foundation will be the other three receivers… remember, once Rashee got a full route participation in Week 12, it was smooth sailing after that: he was the WR7 in points per game from that point forward. 27% target share and the efficiency was there too - and all that as a rookie - can’t be denied. His PFF Grade of 85.1, his 2.39 yards/route run, and 24% targets/route run are also all indicative of future WR1 seasons. Don’t fade him because of potential suspension - he’s not getting kicked out of the league. And if he gets less than a 6-game suspension, this price is even more ridiculous.
As far as Travis Kelce goes, I don’t want to say I’m fading him – but taking him at his price of the TE2 off the board, I don’t love it. The main reason is because I like some of the tight ends going right behind him like Trey McBride and Mark Andrews in drafts at cheaper prices. And I think he has more target competition nowadays compared to earlier on his career; I normally wouldn’t care as much about the competition, but I think Hollywood is legit, and so is Rashee. We’ll see what Worthy brings to the table, too. It’s not that I don’t think Mahomes can support all three of these guys at a high level, but I might choose to grab my tight end just a little later.