Rashee Rice or Jayden Daniels: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rashee Rice: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 36.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jayden Daniels: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 47th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 16.

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Rashee Rice at 12.4 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 books. That is the 68th highest figure of the 176 players the books price.

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Jayden Daniels, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Rashee Rice has been on the field for 81 percent of KC snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 18 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 9 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 6.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against DEN he caught 2 of 2 targets for 19 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 2 against IND he caught 4 of 6 targets for 83 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Jayden Daniels has been on the field for 77 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 61 times and thrown 9.3 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 4 of 61 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.

In Week 1 against PHI he completed 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 5 times for 31 yards.

In Week 2 against DAL he completed 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 69 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Rashee Rice played 8 games and scored 150.1 PPR points, 18.8 a game, finishing WR40.

He caught 53 of 78 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets.

That came to 9.8 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 10.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 73 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jayden Daniels played 7 games and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He threw for 1262 yards on 188 attempts with 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 26.9 attempts a game at 6.7 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Rashee Rice was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 Rashee Rice scored 18.8 PPR points a game and Jayden Daniels 16.8, 2.0 a game between them.

Rashee Rice finished WR40 and Jayden Daniels QB34, which are two different ladders.

Rashee Rice is a wide receiver and Jayden Daniels a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Rashee Rice is off in Week 5 and Jayden Daniels in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

Jayden Daniels is listed as out on the injury report.

What would change the answer

Jayden Daniels has no posted market, so one half of the evidence on this page exists for only one of them.