The Kansas City Chiefs are receiving a massive boost to their offense in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Star receiver Rashee Rice has served his six-game suspension and will be in the lineup against Kansas City’s division rivals.

There has been lots of talk surrounding Rice’s role this week, with reports saying Rice won’t be eased in and will have a big workload. Head Coach Andy Reid comically told reporters that ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, who wrote the initial report, “will tell ya.”

All indications point to Rice having a huge role against a weak Raiders defense that is more susceptible to the pass than the run. In two career games versus Las Vegas, Rice has 14 catches on 22 targets for 164 yards and a touchdown.

Rice will open up different parts of Kansas City’s offense, like expanding the running game. He has taken carries before, just like fellow receiver Xavier Worthy. He also opens up the passing game for other targets, like Worthy and tight end Travis Kelce.

ESPN Fantasy Football analyst Mike Clay named Rice as one of the many lineup locks this week for the Chiefs.

“Rice is back from suspension, and this week's game marks his first outing since he was injured in Week 4 of last season,” Clay wrote Thursday. “Rice has been a fantasy superstar since taking on a substantial role midway through his rookie season in 2023. During that span (nine regular-season games), Rice is averaging 19.5 fantasy PPG. In three full games last season, he handled a massive 36% target share (10.7 per game) and averaged 21.6 PPG (17-plus in all three). It's possible Rice is limited slightly in his return, but especially in the league's pass-heaviest offense, that's not enough to keep him on your bench. Rice and Worthy should both be in lineups against a Raiders defense that has given up the fifth-most fantasy points to receivers.”

In Rice’s short career, he has been quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ favorite target. In 20 games spanning from 2023 to 2024, Rice has 103 receptions on 131 targets for 1,226 yards and nine touchdowns.

Rice was steadily on his way to his first 1,000 yard receiving season last season before a knee injury ended his season after just four games.

The Raiders are an excellent opponent to face in your season-debut game, so expect Rice to get the bulk of the receiving work and to get in the end zone.