He’s back! You waited six long weeks to be able to get him in your lineup, why would you wait any longer! Plus, in case you forgot, he was the WR2 in fantasy PPG in his three healthy games last season. During that span, he scored 17-plus fantasy points every time out, led the NFL in catches (24) and ranked second in receiving yards (288). He was elite metrically, as well. I was convinced a top-five season was on tap. Then he suffered a season-ending knee injury. After the suspension to open this season, he is now over a year removed from the health setback. Plus, it is a great matchup against the Raiders, who have allowed the fifth-most fantasy PPG and yards to receivers. They’ve allowed the second-most yards to out-wide receivers, and Rice played over half his snaps in that alignment last season. Also, 253 of his yards came against zone, and the Raiders play zone at the second-highest rate (87 percent). Patrick Mahomes‘ go-to guy in the red zone is back — and he should be back in your lineup.
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