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Kyren Williams

Kyren Williams

RBLos Angeles Rams LAR
Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Williams over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Kyren Williams

Lead Back Volume in Los Angeles Offers Elite Value at a Softening ADP

Kyren Williams enters the season as the lead back in Los Angeles, supported by our projections of 1,065 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Despite the presence of backup Blake Corum, Williams remains the focal point of the backfield and is primed to maintain his locked-in starter status for fantasy managers.

Looking at the market, his ADP has gradually slid from the high 20s down to 32 over the past month. In 1.0 PPR formats, this slight draft-day dip turns Williams into an incredible value steal, as his proven volume and high-scoring environment outweigh the market's committee concerns.

His role is secure after back-to-back productive seasons, and his active involvement in the passing gameβ€”projected for 32 receptionsβ€”provides a stable weekly floor. While injury history and a capable backup introduce some volatility, Williams represents an excellent target at his current draft price.


Updated 15 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over Williams

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Rico Dowdle

Reunited with McCarthy, New Steelers Running Back Offers Tremendous Value

Rico Dowdle enters a new chapter with the Pittsburgh Steelers, reuniting with Mike McCarthy. According to the depth chart, Dowdle currently slots in behind Jaylen Warren. However, our projections expect a highly productive shared committee backfield where Dowdle handles significant early-down volume.

Our model projects Dowdle for 180 carries, 827 rushing yards, and six touchdowns, alongside 34 receptions. This follows consecutive active seasons where he proved he could handle heavy workloads. His ability to contribute both on the ground and in the passing game keeps him fantasy-relevant.

Draft market trends show Dowdle's ADP fluctuating over the last month, stabilizing around 79 overall. With fantasy managers rostered at 100% and starting him in 55% of leagues, his current draft price represents an excellent value opportunity if he secures the premier goal-line role.


Updated 15 hrs ago

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Performance Kyren Williams
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Kyren Williams
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
21 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Rico Dowdle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 @TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kyren Williams
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
94%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
55%
+3.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyren Williams
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyren Williams

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 14th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 281.40 total points (13.40 avg).
  • Currently 84.2 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 13.4.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 16th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 11th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 11th among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 8th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 10 in rush attempts with 271 (15.06 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 10 in rush yards with 1298 (72.11 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among RB.
  • Top 10 in rush tds with 10 (0.56 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +182, Rush AVG: +0.6 Rush TDs: -2, Receptions: +11, Rec Yards: +171 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 228, RUSH YDS: 1065, RUSH TDS: 10, REC: 32, REC YDS: 225, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Rico Dowdle

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 186.20 total points (9.80 avg).
  • Currently 179.4 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.8.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 333 and 7.74 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 33rd among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 242 (13.44 per game) and is currently ranked 16th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 1114 (61.89 per game) and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 6 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 25th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +70, Rush AVG: -0.2 Rush TDs: +5, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +48 Rec TDs: -2,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 180, RUSH YDS: 827, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 34, REC YDS: 248, REC TDS: 1
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kyren Williams

No Injury Reported

Injury Rico Dowdle

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyren Williams

Week 1
Los Angeles Rams VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.68325.321662313.64
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 76.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 151 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1902 (111.88 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in pass defense with 4279 (251.71 per game).
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.82 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +53.7, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -22, INTs: -11, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -0.99,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 37, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Matchups Rico Dowdle

Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.59367.1223165714.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 119.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 23 (1.35 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 2225 (130.88 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 4016 (236.24 per game).
  • Top 2 in sacks with 57 (3.35 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.59 per game and currently ranked 19th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +6.65, Turnovers: +5 Sacks: +23, INTs: +4, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -2.47,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyren Williams
23.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Rico Dowdle
19.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kyren Williams
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 LAR 8 35 139 4.0 0 12 9 76 8.4 0
2023 LAR 12 228 1144 5.0 12 48 32 206 6.4 3
2024 LAR 16 316 1299 4.1 14 40 34 182 5.4 2
2025 LAR 16 284 1355 4.8 10 53 39 301 7.7 4
3-YEAR AVG 16 288 1328 4.6 12 48 36 232 6.4 3
Totals 60 942 4306 4.6 38 166 125 841 6.7 11
Career Rico Dowdle
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
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 04:10 EDT EST
ATH vs COL 10:05 EDT EST
ATL @NYM 04:10 EDT EST
BAL vs SD 04:05 EDT EST
BOS vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
CHC @SF 10:05 EDT EST
CHW vs LAD 04:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 04:10 EDT EST
HOU @KC 07:10 EDT EST
LAA vs TB 10:07 EDT EST
MIA @PIT 04:05 EDT EST
MIL vs PHI 07:10 EDT EST
MIN vs STL 02:10 EDT EST
NYY @TOR 03:07 EDT EST
SEA @WAS 04:05 EDT EST
Matchup Time
NY @SA 8:30 PM EST
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