Rico Dowdle

Dallas Cowboys
Running Back #23
Dallas Cowboys
Running Back #23

Personal

Age 27
Birthdate June 14, 1998
Height 6'0"
Weight 215 lb

Draft

College South Carolina
Year 2020
Pick UDFA
Team DAL

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Carries Yards Touchdowns
2.795 10.67 0.055

You can see where those projections compare to other RBs in our Running Back Rankings.

Player News RotoBaller

Rico Dowdle: Rico Dowdle, Trevor Etienne to Split Carries?

The Charlotte Observer's Alex Zietlow writes that Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle will split carries with rookie Trevor Etienne as the backups to lead back Chuba Hubbard in 2025. Dowdle is coming of a 1,000-yard season with the Dallas Cowboys in his first year as a lead back, but he'll be working behind Hubbard. As the RB2 last year in Carolina, Miles Sanders only had 55 carries, although he was mostly injured and ineffective. Zietlow adds that the Panthers will want to find out what they have in Etienne before Jonathon Brooks (knee) returns in 2026. If anything, the 27-year-old Dowdle will take away valuable pass-catching opportunities from Hubbard on third downs in his first year in Carolina, but it's going to be hard to justify him as an every-week fantasy starter as long as Hubbard stays healthy. Dowdle is ranked as RotoBaller's RB50 going into the 2025 season.

Jul. 1, 2025 9:24 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR TM GM Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS YPC TD FUM REC TGT % YDS TD YPC
2020 DAL 16 7 24 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 DAL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 DAL 16 80 315 3.9 2 0 14 18 77.8 90 2 6.4
2024 DAL 16 213 1,007 4.7 1 2 37 46 80.4 237 3 6.4

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