Rashee Rice (born April 22, 2000) is an

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wide receiver for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at SMU.

Early life and high school

Rice grew up in

North Richland Hills, Texas North Richland Hills, commonly known as NRH, is a city inside Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a mid-to-high end suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 69,917 at the 2020 census, making it the third largest city in Tarrant County. In ...

, and attended Richland High School. As a junior, he caught 72 passes for 1,386 yards and 19 touchdowns and was named first team all-district. Rice was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at SMU entering his senior year. He finished his senior season with 51 receptions for 841 yards and five touchdowns.

College career

Rice played in ten games as a freshman and had 25 receptions for 403 yards and one touchdown. He became a starter during his sophomore season and caught 48 passes for 683 yards and five touchdowns. Rice had 64 receptions for 670 yards and nine touchdowns and was named honorable mention All-

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(AAC) as a junior. In the 2022 season, he had 96 receptions for 1,355 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns. He had six games on the year going over 100 receiving yards.

Collegiate statistics

Professional career

Rice was drafted by the

in the second round (55th overall) of the

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. In his NFL debut, Rice had a receiving touchdown in the 21–20 loss to the

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Career statistics

References

External links

SMU Mustangs bioKansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Rashee 2000 births Living people American football wide receivers SMU Mustangs football players People from North Richland Hills, Texas Players of American football from Tarrant County, Texas Kansas City Chiefs players