4. Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are getting Rashee Rice back and, on paper, have enough weapons to support Patrick Mahomes. Rice is a reliable slot receiver, first-round pick Xavier Worthy can make plays downfield, and former Patriot Tyquan Thornton has done well to establish himself as a situational deep threat. If all three players remain productive, the Chiefs won’t need to trade for Rashid Shaheed.
However, that’s a big ‘if’. Rice is returning not only from suspension, but also from a season-ending knee injury. While he looked good in the preseason, nobody knows how he’ll look against premier NFL talent. Worthy is battling injuries of his own, and it’s hard to say if Thornton genuinely figured out how to play wide receiver, or if he’s just a byproduct of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs scheme. Mahomes hasn’t been as deadly with the deep ball in recent seasons, and getting a legitimate downfield weapon like Shaheed could make this offense all the more dangerous.
