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Rico Dowdle or Cody White

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Cody White

Cody White

WR • Las Vegas Raiders LV
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over White

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Dowdle ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.67
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
7.09 23.9 0.04 1.67 13.33 0.02 6.67
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Outlook Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle at Tampa Bay — Returning to a Shared Role

Dowdle is expected to play against Tampa Bay after logging a full practice, marking his first action since suffering a dislocated toe in Week 2. He is slated to step back into a complementary committee role behind Jaylen Warren, who has carried the primary workload during Dowdle's absence.

Given the time missed and backfield hierarchy, fantasy managers should treat Dowdle with caution. Our projections expect around 7 carries for 24 rushing yards and two receptions (6.7 fantasy points), making him a bench stash or deep-league desperation play until his touch count normalizes.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 7 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting White over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

White ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.2 16 0.2 4.1
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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

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cody White
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
24422.0280
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
48020.0280
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 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Cody White
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
70%
-6.13 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+2.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Cody White
OWN
 
1%
+0.14 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cody White
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 rank this player at 47th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 75th with 6.50 total points (1.30 avg).
  • Currently 120.2 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • 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 1.3 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 37 (7.40 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 93rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -252, Rush AVG: -3.2 Rush TDs: -2, Receptions: -4, Rec Yards: -20 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: 775, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 15, REC YDS: 115, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Cody White

    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 38th with 30.80 total points (6.16 avg).
  • Currently 71.66 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 87th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 98th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +7, Rec Yards: +108 Rec TDs: +3,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 4, REC YDS: 45, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rico Dowdle

TOE - Since Sep 23, 2026

Dowdle was a full participant in practice on Friday heading into Week 6 versus the Buccaneers.
Injury Cody White

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rico Dowdle

Week 6
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.40307.4075613.66
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 28.00 total points (5.60 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 307.40 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in turnovers with 7 (1.40 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 364 (72.80 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 1173 (234.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 5 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.40 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +73.83, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -6, INTs: +3, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.03,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.7, YDS/G: 358.3
Matchups Cody White

Week 6
Las Vegas Raiders VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.20404.00521103.26
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 18.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 541 (108.20 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1479 (295.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.20 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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: +230.11, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: -10, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +7.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rico Dowdle
13.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cody White
3.46
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 7 54 133 2.5 0 25 14 101 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 Cody White
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 PIT 3 6 5 33 6.6 0 0 0 0 0
2022 PIT 1 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 SEA 1 3 2 44 22.0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 SEA 3 4 3 90 30.0 1 0 0 0 0
2026 LV 5 14 7 108 15.4 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 50 25 389 15.4 11 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 2 3 2 45 22.7 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 28 18 277 15.4 4 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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CLE vs TB 08:00 EDT EST
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BOS @LA 9:00 PM EST
BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST