Chiefs could target this wide receiver in NFL Draft who’s ‘just a freak’ and has red-zone TD size if they move on from troubled Rashee Rice

Rashee Rice’s future with the Kansas City Chiefs is in serious doubt.

The 2023 NFL Draft second-round pick and recent Super Bowl winner has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past week.

Rice’s attorney, Royce West, said at a news conference Thursday that the 23-year-old Chiefs wide receiver was driving a Lamborghini that was involved in a street racing car crash involving six cars and injuring several people. in Dallas, Texas.

Rice’s future in the NFL and his role with the Chiefs remains to be determined.

He could be suspended by the league.

“I take full responsibility for my role in this matter and sincerely apologize to everyone involved,” Rice said in a statement.

Kansas City has already added Hollywood Brown in free agency via a one-year deal, and the back-to-back Super Bowl champions still need to improve a wide receiver position that was one of their only weak spots in 2023.

If the Chiefs are looking to add a receiver in the upcoming 2024 draft, one name already stands out.

Kansas City holds the 32nd overall pick, which is the last spot in the first round.

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah says there’s a “great group of wideouts” in this year’s draft, but one specific player already seems like a great fit for Andy Reid’s team .

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“The guy that seems to make a lot of sense for them if he’s there would be AD (Adonai) Mitchell from Texas, who is 6-2, 200+ pounds, ran in the low 4.3 and that’s just a monster,” Jérémie exclusively told talkSPORT.

Mitchell spent two years in Georgia, then jumped to Texas.

He totaled 93 catches for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns in his three college seasons.

Rice, who was the 55th overall pick last year out of SMU, played in 17 games (eight starts) for Kansas City as a rookie.

He caught 79 balls for 938 yards and seven touchdowns.

In the postseason, Rice had 26 catches for 262 yards and a touchdown, including six catches for 39 yards in a Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.

The Chiefs have traded up before — in 2017, they moved up to No. 10 to pry Mahomes from Texas Tech and change the future of the franchise.

“If he (Mitchell) were to be there, where they select in the bottom of the first round, he would offer the speed that they like, but he also has the size that would allow them to play well in the red zone,” said Jeremiah. .

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“That would be the one if you said who would be the perfect or suitable match for them, I would most likely go with AD Mitchell there.”

But he’s not the only name that could fit the team’s needs and the Chiefs’ offensive philosophy.

Some receivers are good enough for the start of the second round, but don’t have a specific athleticism that can propel them into the first round.

If the Chiefs focus on wide receiver but go another route in the first round, a wideout from Georgia who ran the 40 in 4.39 and is sharp in the open field could be an ideal choice.

“As a backup, Ladd McConkey from Georgia,” Jeremiah said. “It might be a little early for him, but he’s just a very polished route runner and another guy who can fly.”

Kansas City is trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

The NFL Draft will take place April 25-27 in Detroit.

The Chiefs have seven picks, including first, second and third round selections.