Son of Hall of Fame WR reveals he's NFL Draft target for Chargers, Bears, Raiders, Jets, 49ers, and Eagles
It's not too often that a Hall of Fame wide receiver's son declares for the NFL with a real shot at solid draft capital, but the 2024 NFL Draft class has two of them. Marvin Harrison Jr. is a lock to be a top five pick, and he gets all the attention. But the son […]
It's not too often that a Hall of Fame wide receiver's son declares for the NFL with a real shot at solid draft capital, but the 2024 NFL Draft class has two of them. Marvin Harrison Jr. is a lock to be a top five pick, and he gets all the attention. But the son of Jerry Rice, the most productive wide receiver in NFL history, is also in this class. And unlike Harrison Jr., Brenden Rice has actually been making an effort to participate and compete with his peers in the pre-draft process at the Senior Bowl, NFL Combine, and now his pro day.
Brenden Rice shared at the USC Pro Day yesterday that he just met with the Chargers, talking up how much he loved the coaching staff, especially Jim Harbaugh who recruited him when he was still in high school.
Rice also went on to share that he recently met with the Bears and has pre-draft visits scheduled with the Raiders, Jets, 49ers, and Eagles too. That may sound like a lot, but he's become an incredibly popular prospect over the last couple months. Why all the interest, besides him just being the son of a Hall of Fame player?
In case you're just catching up, Rice has had a strong pre-draft process, but his hype train really started rolling with his physically dominant first day at Senior Bowl practices. I captured his first big catch of the day up close in this post here:
After the Senior Bowl many scouts still had questions about his long speed, but he answered those by running a 4.5-flat in the forty-yard dash. That may not sound fast, but it's actually better than historical average for the position, and at 208 pounds it's good for a 69th percentile Speed Score.
As of today Rice is considered a late round three or four prospect (via mock draft consensus data), so if teams are looking to be sure they snag this Hall of Fame legacy prospect they'll likely need to take him near the end of day two of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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