Rico Dowdle Fantasy Football 2026
Rico Dowdle fantasy outlook: rankings, ADP, rest-of-season projection, trade value, recent production and usage, updated for the 2026 season.
Rico Dowdle fantasy outlook
Rico Dowdle is ranked #95 overall and RB28 in StatChasers' season-long fantasy football rankings, a depth or bench-level asset by market value.
The model values Rico -28.6% below the market, a sell-high signal: the price has run ahead of the production behind it.
In 2026 redraft drafts Rico goes at pick 82.8 on average (round 7.11 in a 12-team league, RB32 by ADP), with a typical range of 69 to 102; ADP is falling over the last 14 days (-3.0 picks).
Rest-of-season projection: 142.0 PPR points over 16 games (8.9 per game, RB34 among projected RBs).
Last season Rico averaged 12.7 PPR points across 17 games on 13.9 carries and 2.9 targets per game (56% of snaps), topping 15 points 5 times.
Pittsburgh Steelers have their bye in week 9.
Player profile
| Team | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Position | RB |
| Age | 28 |
| Experience | 6 yrs |
| Bye week | Week 9 |
| Number | #13 |
| Status | Active |
Trade value
| Market value (FantasyCalc) | 1,215 |
| Model value | 868 |
| Gap | -28.6% |
| Signal | Strong Sell |
| Model rank | #185 |
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Rico Dowdle ADP 2026
Drafted in 369 completed 2026 redraft drafts · overall ADP rank #82 · RB32 · earliest pick 49, latest 131 · 7-day -4.0, 30-day -3.0. Expected pick 81.0; the biggest drop in availability comes between picks — and —. Full table on the fantasy football ADP page.
Rico Dowdle rest-of-season projection
Source: numberfire · 16 projected games · see all fantasy football projections.
Rico Dowdle fantasy production by season
| Season | Team | Games | PPR / game | Half / game | Std / game | PPR finish | Half finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CAR | 17 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 10.4 | RB18 | RB17 |
| 2024 | DAL | 16 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | RB23 | RB22 |
| 2023 | DAL | 16 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | RB50 | RB50 |
| 2022 | DAL | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | RB138 | RB138 |
| 2021 | DAL | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | RB135 | RB135 |
| 2020 | DAL | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | RB128 | RB124 |
Rico Dowdle usage and recent games (2025)
17 games · best 33.9 · worst 2.9 · 5 games of 15+ PPR points.
| Week | Opp | PPR | Half | Std | Car | Rush yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Snap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | TB | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 53% |
| 17 | SEA | 9.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 12 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 64% |
| 16 | TB | 8.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 57% |
| 15 | NO | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 60% |
| 13 | LAR | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 18 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 42% |
| 12 | SF | 11.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 65% |
| 11 | ATL | 15.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 83% |
| 10 | NO | 15.3 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 18 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 79% |
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 schedule
Fantasy playoffs are usually weeks 15–17; Rico plays every playoff week. Weekly matchup detail is in the start/sit tool.
Rico Dowdle injury history
| Season | Week | Injury | Severity | Games missed | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | Quadriceps | minor | 0 | Was held out of practice with a quadriceps injury but did not miss any games. |
| 2025 | 5 | Calf Cramps | minor | 0 | Exited the Week 5 game with what was reported as calf cramps but the injury was not considered major. |
| 2023 | 17 | Ankle | moderate | 1 | Missed the Week 17 game against the Detroit Lions due to an ankle injury. |
| 2023 | 12 | Ankle | minor | 0 | Appeared on the injury report with an ankle issue but played through the injury. |
| 2022 | 5 | Ankle | major | 12 | Sustained an ankle injury in Week 5 and was subsequently placed on Injured Reserve. |
| 2021 | — | Hip | 17 | Suffered a hip injury in the third preseason game against the Houston Texans and was placed on season-ending Injured Reserve. |
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Data on this page updated 2026-09-08.