Nate Taylor reports that Chiefs WR Rashee Rice will miss the Week 7 showdown vs. the Seahawks due to his hamstring and knee. Rice has still not managed to get even a limited practice in since injuring his hamstring in Week 4.
Xavier Worthy will again operate as the top WR, while youngsters Cyrus Allen and Jalen Royals will get another opportunity to contribute. Travis Kelce will continue to be a top option in the passing game too, but this game feels like a Kenneth Walker revenge game vs. his former team. Fantasy football managers will need to keep an eye on next week’s practice reports for Rashee Rice to see if he’ll be able to make his return.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (hamstring, ...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (hamstring) ...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (hamstring) ...
With Rashee Rice set to miss a 2nd consecutive week, Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy should be in line to see increased opportunities in the Chiefs passing game. Kelce currently has a 22% target share and averages 13.2 fantasy points per game while Worthy has an 18% target share and averages 8.3 fantasy points per game.
Rice has seen a significant drop in production and target earning metrics from 2025 to 2026. His target rate has dropped from 30% to 20%, his dominator rating has dropped from 36% to 14%, and his fantasy points per route run has dropped from 0.54 to 0.45.
Tyquan Thornton will have surgery within the week for a dislocated ankle and will be out the rest of the 2026 fantasy football season. Thornton was having a career game, putting up 111 yards and 2 TD’s on 5 catches vs. the Raiders for 28.1 PPR points.
Pardon the pun, but this could be the break that Training Camp and preseason standout Cyrus Allen needs to get on the field and start making a name for himself. Thornton had been able to hold Allen off amidst what would have been a career year for him. Rashee Rice is dealing with a hamstring but may not miss any time. Tyreek Hill is also reportedly negotiating with multiple teams, including the Chiefs, after recovering from a severe left knee dislocation and torn ACL and PCL.
Charles Goldman reported the following quote by Chiefs WR coach Chad O’Shea on fifth-round rookie WR Cyrus Allen: “It’s always a work in progress as a rookie at the WR position… He’s done a great job of improving every day, both fundamentally and schematically… He’s really embraced the challenge of getting better every day.”
These are encouraging words despite Allen’s 0 receptions on 4 routes through the first two weeks of the season. Allen is currently PlayerProfiler’s WR 74 in dynasty, but can be left on waivers in seasonal-redraft fantasy football leagues barring an injury to Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, or Tyquan Thornton. ~Jason Diaz
Despite a shin bone bruise temporarily halting his momentum, fifth-round rookie Cyrus Allen generated early training camp buzz by vaulting ahead of Nikko Remigio and Jalen Royals on the Kansas City depth chart. Armed with a 4.45 40-time and sharp route running, Allen brings elite separation skills against man coverage to a wide receiver room in desperate need of a chain mover.
Assuming Allen returns to practice quickly to catch passes from Patrick Mahomes, he is positioned to exceed his current Dynasty WR75 ranking by securing a immediate role in Year 1. He is officially a must-draft in the final rounds of best ball drafts as well.
This is a tricky one. A history of should injuries heightens the concern, but Xavier Worthy did in fact avoid a significant injury and still remains positioned to bounce back from an injury-riddled campaign that limited him to 7.9 Fantasy Points Per Game (No. 54). Armed with a 99th-percentile 40-yard dash time and an 18.4 Breakout Age (97th percentile), his underlying profile far exceeds his NFL production of 42 catches for 532 receiving yards.
A 12.9 Average Target Distance and 944 Air Yards across 14 games signal strong downfield usage, making him a prime buy-low target at a suppressed draft cost. Worthy will be a volatile weekly play and is the quintessential “better in best ball” player for fantasy football. Meanwhile, fellow field stretcher Tyquan Thornton waits in the wings.
