How Good Is Brenden Rice Actually?

Brenden Rice, the son of GOAT Jerry Rice and the lead touchdown recipient of star Caleb Williams just declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Brenden Rice is an extremely intriguing prospect with an amazing physical profile but lacks the production at both Colorado and USC necessary in order to be a 1st round pick, so in todays episode of MTS Mike Talks Sports, I dive deep into the athletic and college football career of Brenden Rice, along with his physical profile and strengths and weaknesses as an NFL receiver prospect in order to determine: How good is Brenden Rice actually? Does he show any traits his father, Jerry Rice had? Where will he be drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft and what’s his pro comp? How good will he be at the NFL level? Rice was a track star and a 3 star football prospect in the state of Arizona, and played his freshman and sophomore season at the University of Colorado. After 2 seasons at Colorado playing a limited role in the receiving game along with being a kick and punt returner, Brenden transferred to the University of Southern California where he saw improvements in his last two seasons with star quarterback Caleb Williams. In 2023 as a senior, he put up 45 catches for 791 yards and 12 touchdowns which is currently best for 7th in the entire nation. Being a track star in high school, Brenden is extremely fast and at a 6 foot 3 frame, he has a rare speed size combination. He has solid hands and was a home run hitter this past season for USC, with 4 60 yard catches under his belt. In my opinion, Rice is worth the risk in late day 2 or early day 3 of the NFL Draft, as he’s a lower floor higher ceiling prospect with potentially high end intangibles and a high end work ethic, as he’s a monster in the gym, the son of Jerry Rice and he had his best college games in the biggest moments on the biggest stage against Tulane and Oregon. Thanks for watching todays episode of MTS Mike Talks Sports, let me know in the comment section below, what’re your thoughts on Brenden Rice and do you agree with my analysis and pro comp of him? If you enjoyed todays episode of MTS I really appreciate it, smack that like and hit subscribe.