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Rico Dowdle is a RB29 and grades as a Flex / Depth (C) fantasy running back for the 2026 season. His consensus ADP is 75.2 (around round 7 in a 12-team league).
Rico Dowdle is an NFL running back for PIT. Projected RB29. A flex play and bye-week fill-in with upside in the right spot. Last season he averaged 12.7 fantasy points per game (RB18 in 2025).
C · Flex / Depth. Projected RB29. A flex play and bye-week fill-in with upside in the right spot.
Athletic profile: Rico Dowdle ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash (52th percentile at RB), a 38-inch vertical, a 127-inch broad jump, for a composite athletic score of 78 out of 100.
In 2025, Rico Dowdle handled a 46.6% share of his team's carries (236 carries, 30 in the red zone) plus a 11.5% target share, for 286 total opportunities.
Per Pro Football Reference, he averaged 2.5 yards before contact and 2 yards after contact per carry with 14 broken tackles.
| Season | G | Rush | Rush Yd | TD | Rec | Rec Yd | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 236 | 1076 | 6 | 39 | 297 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 235 | 1079 | 2 | 39 | 249 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 16 | 89 | 361 | 2 | 17 | 144 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Rico Dowdle grades as a Flex / Depth (C) fantasy running back for 2026. Projected RB29. A flex play and bye-week fill-in with upside in the right spot.
Rico Dowdle has a consensus ADP of 75.2, which lands around round 7 in a 12-team league. Reach a little earlier if he is a priority for your build.
Rico Dowdle has no injury designation in our latest data and is expected to be available, but always confirm his status close to kickoff.
Projected RB29. A flex play and bye-week fill-in with upside in the right spot. Last season he averaged 12.7 fantasy points per game (RB18 in 2025). He projects for roughly 161.1 fantasy points in 2026.