Start George Pickens or Rashee Rice? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Rashee Rice over George Pickens in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Rashee Rice at 14.4 points and George Pickens at 14.5, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. George Pickens's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Rashee Rice at ADP 17 and George Pickens at 23.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Rashee Rice, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts George Pickens 0.0 points ahead of Rashee Rice on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Rashee Rice and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

IND allowed 37.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 229 yards and a touchdown against IND.

George Pickens and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 26.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Rashee Rice has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Rashee Rice played 83 percent of KC snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 1 against DEN: 57 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, George Pickens played 84 percent of DAL snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rashee Rice played 8 games for KC 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 and 157 air yards.

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

Rashee Rice, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 52 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 51 yards, 12.1 PPR points.

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

George Pickens, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards, 1.9 PPR points.

George Pickens, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Rashee Rice over A.J. Brown.
• Start Chris Olave over Rashee Rice.
• Start Rashee Rice over Drake London.
• Start Chris Olave over George Pickens.
• Start George Pickens over DeVonta Smith.
• Start George Pickens over Garrett Wilson.