Brenden Rice, son of Corridor of Famer Jerry Rice, is about to carve his personal path as an NFL large receiver — and he’ll accomplish that with star quarterback Justin Herbert throwing him the ball.
The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Rice out of USC within the seventh spherical with the 225th general decide on Saturday. Rice grew to become certainly one of No. 1 general decide Caleb Williams’ main targets after the 2 transferred to USC after the 2021 season, Williams from Oklahoma and Rice from Colorado. In 2023, Rice had 45 receptions, 791 receiving yards and 12 landing catches from Williams.
FOX Sports activities NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang says Rice reveals flashes of his legendary father, rating the youthful Rice at No. 53 on his listing of high NFL Draft prospects. Rang particularly praised Brenden Rice’s “mix of savvy route-running and powerful, safe fingers” that he characterised as much like Jerry’s.
Rice was the second receiver picked by the Chargers on this draft, following Georgia’s Ladd McConkey within the second spherical (thirty fourth general). The Chargers misplaced wideouts Keenan Allen and Mike Williams over the offseason.
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