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Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
TreVeyon Henderson

TreVeyon Henderson

RBNew England Patriots NE
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over Henderson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Henderson over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook TreVeyon Henderson

Shifting Market Price Creates Intriguing Value in New England

TreVeyon Henderson enters his second season listed behind Rhamondre Stevenson on the New England depth chart, locking him into a shared backfield committee. Despite operating as the secondary option, Henderson proved his efficiency last year with a robust 4.9 yards per carry on 198 rush attempts, while showing his versatility by catching 38 passes.

Our models project Henderson to remain heavily involved in the offense, anticipating 180 carries for 860 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, alongside 37 receptions. This dual-threat capability gives him standalone flex value in PPR formats even while sharing the workload, with immense weekly upside if his role expands.

Analyzing the draft market, Henderson's ADP has experienced notable volatility, spiking into the mid-third round in late May before sliding back to around 44.00 in mid-June. This recent dip, compounded by off-field commentary, presents a buying opportunity. At his current price, our projections view him as an outstanding draft-day value with high-end RB2 upside.


Updated 15 hrs ago

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Performance Rico Dowdle
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Performance TreVeyon Henderson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6193.203260
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6193.203260
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
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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Redzone Touches TreVeyon Henderson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
55%
+3.99 compared to last week
OWN/START TreVeyon Henderson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
73%
+4.58 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus TreVeyon Henderson
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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
Breakdown TreVeyon Henderson

    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 22nd among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 190.20 total points (8.65 avg).
  • Currently 175.4 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.7.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 22nd among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 35th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 198 (11.00 per game) and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 977 (54.28 per game) and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 9 (0.50 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 22 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +1053, Rush AVG: +4.6 Rush TDs: +9, Receptions: +43, Rec Yards: +269 Rec TDs: +1,
  • 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: 860, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 37, REC YDS: 257, REC TDS: 1
Next Up Health Check
Injury Rico Dowdle

No Injury Reported

Injury TreVeyon Henderson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups TreVeyon Henderson

Week 1
New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.90276.10332156104.12
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 1st with 227.00 total points (11.35 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 324.82 per game and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 26 (1.53 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1622 (95.41 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3900 (229.41 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.06 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.18 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 8 (0.47 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -85.25, Turnovers: +17 Sacks: +12, INTs: +10, TDs: +5, Points Allowed: -4.69,
  • 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: 45, INT: 14, TDS: 7, PA/G: 18.3, YDS/G: 303.8
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Rico Dowdle
19.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating TreVeyon Henderson
20.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career TreVeyon Henderson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 NE 16 198 977 4.9 9 46 38 236 6.2 1
3-YEAR AVG 9 99 489 4.9 5 23 19 118 6.2 1
Totals 22 228 1053 4.6 9 52 43 269 6.3 1
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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
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ATH vs COL 10:05 EDT EST
ATL @NYM 04:10 EDT EST
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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
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