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WR · 2025 season

Christian Watson or Rashee Rice?

Christian Watson led Rashee Rice in 6 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 2.

Christian Watson (Green Bay, 10 games) against Rashee Rice (Kansas City, 8 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

Christian Watson vs Rashee Rice, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricChristian WatsonRashee Rice
Target Share12.0%14.2%
Snap Share67.7%74.9%
Air Yards Share22.8%7.5%
Average Depth of Target17.764.33
Yards Per Target11.117.32
Receiving Yards611571
WOPR0.340.27
Receiving EPA+32.3+16.0

Categories won: Christian Watson 6, Rashee Rice 2.

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Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who had the better 2025 season, Christian Watson or Rashee Rice?

Christian Watson led Rashee Rice in 6 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates Christian Watson and Rashee Rice statistically?

Rashee Rice led on target share (14.2% to 12.0%). Rashee Rice led on snap share (74.9% to 67.7%). Christian Watson led on air yards share (22.8% to 7.5%).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.