Rico Dowdle

Pittsburgh Steelers
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
0.0 0.0 0.0

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Rico Dowdle: Rico Dowdle's Dynasty Value Fading Ahead of First Season in Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rico Dowdle is entering his first year with the team in 2026 after racking up 1,373 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns on 275 touches across 17 games with the Carolina Panthers in 2025. Dowdle began the year as the RB2 in Carolina but eventually took over the lead role following an early-season injury to Panthers back Chuba Hubbard. While Dowdle's season-long numbers are impressive, his production tailed off down the stretch of the season after Hubbard returned from injury. Dowdle failed to crack 60 rushing yards in any of his final eight games of the season and logged just six touches in the Panthers' playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Dowdle now enters a similar backfield dynamic in Pittsburgh, where he figures to split touches with Steelers back Jaylen Warren. Dowdle's upside in the event of an injury to Warren could be enormous, but his production figures to be limited as long as both backs are splitting touches. In dynasty formats, managers may want to consider selling high on Dowdle.

May. 29, 2026 12:11 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
2025 CAR 16 229 1,066 4.7 6 0 37 48 77.1 277 1 7.5

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