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Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RB • Pittsburgh Steelers Proj Rank 31 Actual 20 83 ADP • Trade Value
Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD FSP
24711234.5644339119.55
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Rico Dowdle | Fantasy Outlook

Reunion with McCarthy Positions Veteran Back for Key Backfield Share

Dowdle enters a new chapter with the Steelers, reuniting with Mike McCarthy and looking to secure a significant role in a competitive backfield. While he is currently listed behind Jaylen Warren on the depth chart, Dowdle's experience should translate into a heavy weekly workload. We project him to handle a solid share of the ground game, expecting 181 carries for 827 rushing yards and six touchdowns.

In 1.0 PPR formats, Dowdle's pass-catching ability adds an important baseline of value. Our models forecast him to capture 34 receptions on 51 targets for 246 yards. His draft cost has stabilized in the early 80s after shifting from a high of 71 in late May, signaling a stable market value that our projections view as a strong value buy.

With roughly 55% of fantasy managers currently starting him, Dowdle represents a proven veteran who has recorded back-to-back productive seasons. If he can maintain high efficiency in this shared backfield, his current ADP represents an outstanding value selection with room for massive upside should he claim the lead role.

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Rico Dowdle Fantasy

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RUSH RECEIVING
WK OPP ATT YD TD TARGET REC YD TD Pts Diff.
19 LAR (24th) 5 9 0 2 1 6 0 3 22
18 @TB (12th) 7 10 0 2 2 20 0 3 32
17 SEA (32nd) 12 59 0 5 3 4 0 9 39
16 TB (12th) 9 29 0 6 4 14 0 8 27
15 @NO (12th) 16 49 1 1 1 5 0 12 18
13 LAR (31st) 18 58 0 2 2 21 0 10 17
12 @SF (20th) 6 38 0 4 4 36 0 11 37
12 @SF (20th) 6 38 0 4 4 36 0 11 37
11 @ATL (4th) 19 45 0 7 5 55 0 15 22
10 NO (10th) 18 53 1 3 3 10 0 15 34
9 @GB (32nd) 25 130 2 3 2 11 0 28 3
8 BUF (5th) 8 54 0 0 0 0 0 5 30
7 @NYJ (12th) 17 79 0 2 1 17 0 11 24
6 DAL (6th) 30 183 0 5 4 56 1 34 0
5 MIA (13th) 23 206 1 4 3 28 0 32 0
4 @NE (17th) 9 32 0 1 1 -2 0 4 29
3 ATL (27th) 10 30 1 1 1 8 0 11 20
2 @ARI (15th) 6 9 0 1 1 10 0 3 26
1 @JAX (2nd) 3 12 0 3 2 4 0 4 27
247 1123 6 56 44 339 1 230
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RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2020 DAL 2 7 24 3.4 0 0 0 0 0
2023 DAL 16 89 361 4.1 2 22 17 144 8.5 2
2024 DAL 16 235 1079 4.6 2 49 39 249 6.4 3
2025 CAR 16 247 1123 4.5 6 56 44 339 7.7 1
3-YEAR AVG 17 189 855 4.5 3 43 34 247 7.3 2
Totals 54 580 2598 4.5 10 130 102 746 7.3 6

Dowdle Projection

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RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
10.4 47.6 0.3 2 14.2 0.1 10.4
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Depth Chart

Pittsburgh Steelers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Aaron Rodgers 32% 7%
Mason Rudolph 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jaylen Warren 100% 66%
Rico Dowdle 100% 55%
Kaleb Johnson 11% 2%
NAME OWN START
Pat Freiermuth 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Michael Pittman 98% 30%
DK Metcalf 86% 41%
Roman Wilson 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chris Boswell 68% 61%
NAME OWN START
Steelers DST 80% 61%

Team Rankings

PTS
23.4
15th
YDS
305.6
25th
Y/P
5.3
15th
TO Diff
0.7
4th
ATT
32.4
17th
CMP
21.5
10th
YDS
202.4
22nd
TD
1.5
12th
ATT
23.9
28th
YDS
103.3
26th
AVG
4.3
17th
TD
0.9
17th
SACK
2.8
6th
TA
1.6
4th
PA
22.8
17th
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
SteelersSteelers10-7-00.588397387
RavensRavens8-9-00.471424398
BengalsBengals6-11-00.353414492
BrownsBrowns5-12-00.294279379

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Jaylen Warren484354  
Kenneth Gainwell43251815  
Kaleb Johnson4400  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
DK Metcalf151382  
Marquez Valdes-Scantling5520  
Calvin Austin4430  
Scotty Miller2210  
Calvin Austin2220  
Ben Skowronek1100  
Roman Wilson1100  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Jonnu Smith11863  
Pat Freiermuth9960  
Connor Heyward8216  
Darnell Washington8860  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
A.Rodgers16327498332224794.8611  
M.Rudolph538523102284.660  
S.Thompson0000000.000  
W.Howard0000000.000  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
J.Warren162119584.564540333489  
K.Gainwell171145374.758573486517  
K.Johnson1028692.5021951  
T.Sermon4000.000001  
L.Nichols1000.000000  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
D.Metcalf15995985014.4680776  
C.Austin III14553137212.0331446  
A.Thielen1635191869.8028387  
R.Wilson13211216613.8245253  
M.Valdes-Scantling1029141208.6119339  
B.Skowronek17646917.2122159  
S.Miller13149626.9015158  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
P.Freiermuth17544148611.9468522  
D.Washington16433136411.7136546  
J.Smith1754382225.8221536  
C.Heyward1743217.011290  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
C.Boswell1727324243141  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
P.Queen171201.050411  
P.Wilson171092.041201  
J.Ramsey17883.041800  
C.Heyward17783.590610  
K.Dugger16561.022500  
T.Watt14557.092832  
J.Porter Jr.14521.0011400  
K.Benton17515.550110  
A.Highsmith13509.5150310  
B.Echols16461.032611  
C.Clark15450.020310  
D.Elliott5381.001210  
M.Harrison11370.020000  
D.Slay10360.010301  
N.Herbig15307.5121331  
J.Pierre14290.0111101  
C.Holcomb14280.000010  
Y.Black17280.000121  
D.Harmon12273.010101  
J.Sawyer17201.032400  
J.Peppers14110.000001  
A.Samuel Jr.6100.001100  
E.Otomewo1291.010000  
D.Ekuale760.000100  
D.Leal420.000000  
L.Lee720.000200  
J.Moon310.000000  
S.Castro900.000000  
C.Bruener1700.000000  
M.Robinson800.000000  
M.Killebrew500.000000  
D.Jamison300.000000  
I.Loudermilk200.000000  
T.Flowers300.000000  
D.Porter100.000000  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

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1PIT vs ATL
2PIT @NE
3PIT vs CIN
4PIT @CLE
5PIT vs IND
6PIT @TB
7PIT @NO
8PIT vs CLE
9PIT vs BYE
10PIT @CIN
11PIT @PHI
12PIT vs DEN
13PIT vs HOU
14PIT @JAC
15PIT vs BAL
16PIT vs CAR
17PIT @TEN
18PIT @BAL

Player Timeline

Mar 13th

Breaking: Steelers Sign RB Rico Dowdle to Two-Year Deal

Mar 10th

Steelers Sign RB Rico Dowdle to Two-Year, $12.25M Deal

Mar 9th

Free-Agent RB Rico Dowdle Signs with the Pittsburgh Steelers (Report)

Mar 8th

Report: Free Agent RB Rico Dowdle Linked to Washington Commanders

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