Last year was a story of two wide receivers in Kansas City. Over the first few weeks of the season, Rashee Rice appeared headed for stardom—only Malik Nabers of the New York Giants had more PPR points among wideouts over that span.
Then Rice got hurt, and the Kansas City passing game sputtered for some time. But while not much went right for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, rookie Xavier Worthy went off with eight catches, 157 yards and two scores.
In the early going this summer, Rice had an ADP a round-plus higher than Worthy. After being sentenced to 30 days of jail time and five years of probation for a street-racing incident that resulted in an accident, Rice is going to be suspended by the NFL—the only question is for how long.
With Rice likely to be suspended for at least four games, Worthy came off the board nine picks ahead of Rice in this draft. That gap could widen once a suspension is announced, but until it is, drafting Rice anywhere near his ADP of 37th overall is a gamble.