Jerry Rice analyzes his son, Brenden, as an NFL wide receiver
USC wide receiver Brenden Rice will be following in his father’s footsteps ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft as he’ll look to fill some big shoes left behind by his father Jerry Rice. The Hall of Fame wide receiver regarded by many as the best wideout of all time who currently holds NFL records in all-time receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and many many more.
Brenden Rice showed off his skills at the Reese’s Senior Bowl last week in front of some of the NFL’s top evaluators and decision-makers, competing against some of college football’s top prospects ahead of this year’s draft.
His father Jerry made an appearance at Senior Bowl practice, giving NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero an unbiased scouting report on his son Brenden in Mobile, Alabama.
“Very physical off the line of scrimmage,” Rice said. “I think he really relies a lot on that, I’m trying to get him to be a little bit more elusive off the line, use his quickness and all of that. Then also his route running, getting separation where he can catch the ball.”
Brenden Rice had a breakout year for the Trojans last year after spending the first two seasons of his college career at Colorado. In his second season in Los Angeles, Rice had a career-high 45 catches for 791 yards and 12 touchdowns, establishing himself as one of the best big play threats in the country.
Making explosive plays has been a part of Rice’s game for quite some time, averaging 20 yards per catch in his freshman season with the Buffaloes and 17.6 yards per catch in his final season with USC. And as he looks to translate his game to the next level, he has one of the game’s best of all time in his corner giving him support and guidance.
“So just little things like that, I’ll film little things on him, then I’ll just try to make those corrections. But overall, a hard worker and he loves the game of football and he’s gonna give everything on the football field,” Jerry Rice said.
Jerry was also asked to give a biased report on his son, with Pelissero asking what kind of kid his son is.
“Good kid, very good. Much better than me, I’ll just say that,” Rice laughed and said.
Brenden Rice had a strong showing during the week of the Senior Bowl, making numerous impressive, contested catches in man coverage where he showed off his hands and physicality. And it will surely be interesting to see which NFL team decides to add them to their roster in the 2024 NFL Draft given his skillset and of course his NFL genes and pedigree.