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Rico Dowdle or Antonio Williams

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

Rico Dowdle

RBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
Antonio Williams

Antonio Williams

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over Williams

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle at New England — Committee Role Limits Weekly Upside

Operating behind Jaylen Warren in Pittsburgh's backfield, Dowdle handled eight carries and caught two of five targets in the season opener. While he remains heavily rostered across leagues, his fantasy start rate has cooled to 27% as managers wait for clearer high-leverage involvement.

For Week 2 against New England, our models project Dowdle for roughly 11 carries, 47 rushing yards, and a couple of receptions for about 10.3 fantasy points. In a road matchup with a low projected game total, he profiles as a matchup-dependent flex option whose ceiling remains limited without goal-line dominance.


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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Williams over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Antonio Williams

Antonio Williams at Dallas — High-Scoring Environment Boosts Rookie's Target Upside

Fresh off earning NFL Rookie of the Week honors in his debut, Williams caught all four of his targets for 64 yards and a touchdown against Philadelphia. Operating out of the slot and quickly establishing chemistry with Jayden Daniels, the rookie has already carved out an active role in Washington's passing game.

Heading into Dallas for a road matchup with major shootout potential, Williams is a viable deep-league play and priority stash. His roster rate has jumped to 26% over the past week, and while our weekly projection conservatively pegs him for 2.3 catches, 30 receiving yards, and 6.4 fantasy points, his explosive playmaking gives him appealing upside.


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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
Performance Antonio Williams
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
00004641
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
00004641
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Rico Dowdle
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
97%
-1.82 compared to last week
START
27%
-21.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Antonio Williams
OWN
26%
+24.95 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.66 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Antonio Williams
Not Ranked
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 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 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 27th among RB.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 91st 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 56th 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 68th 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 Antonio Williams

    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 14th with 12.40 total points (12.40 avg).
  • Currently 14.3 points behind the leader: Christian Watson
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 37th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 64 and 16.00 YPC and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +64 Rec TDs: +1,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 650, REC TDS: 5
Next Up Health Check
Injury Rico Dowdle

No Injury Reported

Injury Antonio Williams

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
13.00297.0000203.39
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 15th 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.
  • Currently ranked 17th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) 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 Antonio Williams

Week 2
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
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Overview

    Bonus Qualities

    • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
    Next Up Ratings Comparison
    Rating Rico Dowdle
    17.99
    FantasySP Player Rating
    Rating Antonio Williams
    13.70
    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 Antonio Williams
    RUSH RECEIVING
    YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
    2026 WAS 1 0 0 0 4 4 64 16.0 1
    ON PACE 18 0 0 0 72 72 1152 16.0 18
    3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Totals 2 12 63 5.3 2 5 5 84 16.8 1
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