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Rico Dowdle or Kalif Raymond

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Kalif Raymond

Kalif Raymond

WR • Chicago Bears CHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over Raymond

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle at New England — Flex Value in a Low-Scoring Road Matchup

Dowdle operates in a shared Pittsburgh backfield alongside Jaylen Warren. In the season opener, he logged eight carries and saw five targets, maintaining a pass-catching presence despite struggling for efficiency on the ground.

While rostered in 98% of leagues, his start rate sits near 38%, underscoring his current standing as a volatile flex option. Our weekly projection expects around 11 carries for 47 yards alongside a couple of receptions. In a game with a modest 41.5 projected total, Dowdle requires goal-line work or sustained passing volume to deliver a dependable fantasy floor.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Rico Dowdle
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8151.90260
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8151.90260
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
88410.5280
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
88410.5280
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Rico Dowdle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kalif Raymond
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
97%
-1.93 compared to last week
START
32%
-17.42 compared to last week
OWN/START Kalif Raymond
OWN
15%
+15.42 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.86 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kalif Raymond
Not Ranked
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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 don't even rank him among RB'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 58th with 2.10 total points (2.10 avg).
  • Currently 32.2 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 74th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 15 (15.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +3, Rush AVG: -2.1 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: +2 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 200, RUSH YDS: 865, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 20, REC YDS: 160, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Kalif Raymond

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 25th with 8.40 total points (8.40 avg).
  • Currently 18.3 points behind the leader: Christian Watson

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 26th among WR.
  • Top 10 in reception yards with 84 and 10.50 YPC and is currently ranked 10th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +6, Rec Yards: +68 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 19, REC YDS: 187, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rico Dowdle

No Injury Reported

Injury Kalif Raymond

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rico Dowdle

Week 2
Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.00297.0000203.40
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 13th with 6.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 12 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 97 (97.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 200 (200.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 13.00 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -121, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -2, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -7,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 13, TDS: 6, PA/G: 20, YDS/G: 313.7
Matchups Kalif Raymond

Week 2
Chicago Bears VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.00453.0021404.65
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 8.00 total points (8.00 avg).
  • Currently 10 points behind the leader: Steelers DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 2 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 66 (66.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 387 (387.00 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 4 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 1 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 22.00 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +343.33, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -2, INTs: +1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -4,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rico Dowdle
17.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kalif Raymond
4.44
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
2026 PIT 1 8 15 1.9 0 5 2 6 3.0 0
ON PACE 18 144 270 1.9 0 90 36 108 3.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 189 855 4.5 3 43 34 247 7.3 2
Totals 55 588 2613 4.4 10 135 104 752 7.2 6
Career Kalif Raymond
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2016 DEN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NYG 1 1 1 12 12.0 0 1 -1 -1 0
2019 TEN 7 12 9 170 18.9 1 1 -5 -5 0
2020 TEN 9 16 9 187 20.8 0 1 -3 -3 0
2021 DET 16 71 48 576 12.0 4 4 28 7 0
2022 DET 16 64 47 616 13.1 0 7 36 5.1 0
2023 DET 16 44 35 489 14.0 1 7 75 10.7 0
2024 DET 10 22 17 215 12.6 2 2 0 0 0
2025 DET 13 32 26 326 12.5 1 2 19 9.5 0
2026 CHI 1 9 8 84 10.5 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 162 144 1512 10.5 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 34 27 356 13.2 1 4 31 8.5 0
Totals 93 276 203 2712 13.4 9 25 149 6 0
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BUF vs DET
CHI vs MIN
CIN @HOU
CLE @TB
DAL vs WAS
DEN vs JAC
GB @NYJ
IND @KC
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LAR vs NYG
MIA @SF
NE vs PIT
PHI @TEN
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CHW vs DET 07:40 EDT EST
CIN vs LAD 12:40 EDT EST
COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST
HOU vs KC 07:15 EDT EST
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST
MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST
NYM vs PHI 07:15 EDT EST
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