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Rico Dowdle or Efton Chism

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Efton Chism

Efton Chism

WR • New England Patriots NE
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over Chism

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Dowdle ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
8.8 35.7 0.2 1.6 11.2 0.1 7.8
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Outlook Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle vs IND: Toe injury clouds return to committee backfield

Dowdle is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup against Indianapolis after missing time with a dislocated toe. While he returned to limited practice this week, he remains behind Jaylen Warren in Pittsburgh's backfield hierarchy. Fantasy managers should check back before kickoff to confirm his game-day availability.

Fantasy trust has cratered with his start rate dropping to 5%, making him difficult to trust in lineups. Our weekly projection slots Dowdle for approximately 10 carries for 33 yards and two catches for 17 yards (8.8 fantasy points). In a potentially rainy home environment, he is best left on fantasy benches until he proves full health.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 15 hrs ago
Latest News Rico Dowdle
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Chism over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Chism ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.94
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2 27.5 0.2 5.94
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Rico Dowdle
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Performance Efton Chism
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
24221.0231
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34314.3231
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Rico Dowdle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Efton Chism
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
77%
-4.06 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+3.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Efton Chism
OWN
 
1%
+0.89 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Efton Chism
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 71st with 6.50 total points (1.63 avg).
  • Currently 91.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Toe (Since Sep 23, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 24th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 37 (9.25 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -46, Rush AVG: -0.5 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: -1, Rec Yards: +8 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: 175, RUSH YDS: 800, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 15, REC YDS: 115, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Efton Chism

    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 93rd with 10.74 total points (2.69 avg).
  • Currently 73.92 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 106th in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 50th among WR.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +41 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rico Dowdle

TOE - Since Sep 23, 2026

Dowdle was limited in practice on Friday heading into Week 5 versus the Colts.
Injury Efton Chism

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rico Dowdle

Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.00407.2521902.94
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 13.00 total points (3.25 avg).
  • Currently 35 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 524 (131.00 per game).
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 1105 (276.25 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 26.00 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 30th 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: +74.75, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: -1, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +5.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
Matchups Efton Chism

Week 5
New England Patriots VS Las Vegas Raiders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.00357.50941203.44
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 6th with 34.00 total points (8.50 avg).
  • Currently 14 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 9 (2.25 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 538 (134.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 892 (223.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in sacks with 12 (3.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.00 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +17.75, Turnovers: +5 Sacks: +4, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 27, YDS/G: 337.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rico Dowdle
14.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Efton Chism
0.06
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 2 15 37 2.5 0 7 4 28 7.0 0
ON PACE 9 68 167 2.5 0 32 18 126 7.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 189 855 4.5 3 43 34 247 7.3 2
Totals 56 595 2635 4.4 10 137 106 774 7.3 6
Career Efton Chism
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 NE 2 3 3 75 25.0 1 0 0 0 0
2026 NE 3 7 4 41 10.3 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 32 18 185 10.3 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 2 38 25 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 11 8 136 17.0 2 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

Week 5
ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
Matchup Time Pitchers
CHW @CLE 08:00 EDT EST
NYY @TB 08:00 EDT EST
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ANA @CGY 10:00 PM EST
BOS vs PHI 1:00 PM EST
BUF vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
CAR @CHI 7:00 PM EST
CBJ @STL 7:00 PM EST
COL vs TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL @PIT 7:00 PM EST
DET @MON 7:00 PM EST
EDM @SJ 4:00 PM EST
FLA vs MIN 6:00 PM EST
LA @VGK 10:00 PM EST
NJ vs VAN 3:30 PM EST
NSH @OTT 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs TB 7:30 PM EST