Is Rico Dowdle worth drafting in fantasy football?

Rico Dowdle is a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rico Dowdle is outside the public top five overall and top five at RB; the exact rest-of-season rank and projection are available only on the subscription board.

What team and position does Rico Dowdle play?

Rico Dowdle is a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Rico Dowdle

RBPittsburgh SteelersR.Dowdle

Updated Sep 23, 2026

Player

Age28Jun 14, 1998

Height5' 11"

Weight215 lb

CollegeSouth Carolina

DraftUndrafted2020

21% season miss rate

Hit rates by week, RB

Share of games clearing the RB bar

USABLE — top starter slot at the position48% vs 35%

STARTER — every-week starter bar16% vs 18%

BOOM — top third of the position that week45% vs 34%

Over 2019–2025, 56 games played. Bars show this player's rate against the RB rate over the same games.

Usage, RB

Share of team carries

Carry share50% vs 18%

14 carries / game

17 games

[2025,2026] season, 17 games played. Share of team carries against the RB median.

Fantasy football questions

Is Rico Dowdle worth drafting in fantasy football?: Rico Dowdle is a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rico Dowdle is outside the public top five overall and top five at RB; the exact rest-of-season rank and projection are available only on the subscription board.
What team and position does Rico Dowdle play?: Rico Dowdle is a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Latest

7 articles through Sep 25

Rico Dowdle's week went from encouraging to ruled out. On Monday, NBC ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) and RotoBaller Player News reported he was day-to-day with a toe injury, and Behind The Steel Curtain called it a positive update that same night. But he then missed practice on Wednesday, per Yahoo Sports NFL and Behind The Steel Curtain (Ryland Bickley), and on Thursday both Yahoo Sports NFL and Behind The Steel Curtain (Jarrett Bailey) reported Dowdle will not play in Week 3 against the Bengals. No timetable for a return beyond this week has been reported, so managers should watch next week's practice participation.

News timeline

Articles that name Rico Dowdle

Sep 26, 2026

Steelers place Gennings Dunker on injured reserve (opens on the publisher site)
Behind The Steel CurtainBy Ryland Bickley12 hours agoInjury
Steelers vs. Bengals: Week 3 picks (opens on the publisher site)
Behind The Steel CurtainBy Jarrett Bailey16 hours agoTransaction
Joey Porter Jr unlikely to play in Week 3 vs. Bengals (opens on the publisher site)
Behind The Steel CurtainBy Jarrett Bailey18 hours agoTransaction
Steelers vs. Bengals: Week 3 predictions for Pittsburgh (opens on the publisher site)
Behind The Steel CurtainBy Ryland Bickley18 hours agoTransaction
Week 3 injury report for Steelers (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFL1 day agoInjury

Sep 25, 2026

Bengals vs. Steelers Injury Report: Jonathan Allen good to go; Joey Porter Jr. questionable (opens on the publisher site)
Cincy JungleBy Drew Garrison1 day agoTransaction
Joey Porter Jr. questionable after another limited practice (opens on the publisher site)
NBC ProFootballTalkBy Charean Williams1 day agoInjury
Rico Dowdle won't play in Week 3 (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFL1 day agoInjury

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