Rico Dowdle

Carolina Panthers
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
3.29	12.85	0.07

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

Player News

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