Rico Dowdle
Signed a two-year, $12.25 million deal with Pittsburgh after 1,000-yard seasons in 2024 and 2025. Listed behind Jaylen Warren on the depth chart, but ESPN reports he is more likely to get the early-down carries under Mike McCarthy with Warren on third downs. Skipped a preseason game in August with a minor nagging injury.Steelers Depot
Fantasy points per game — 2026 so far · ESPN PPR
Ranking Trend
Rank among RBs by value over a replacement starter. Lower is better.
Full data
| Season | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #135 |
| 2022 | n/a |
| 2023 | #59 |
| 2024 | #24 |
| 2025 | #23 |
| 2026 | n/a |
Stat Trend
Track role, durability, and production growth by season. Points: ESPN PPR
Full data
| Season | PTS |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 12.4 |
| 2025 | 12.7 |
| 2026 | 5.3 |
Within-Season Trend
PTS week by week across the 2026 regular season, ESPN PPR. Useful for spotting role changes, injury dips, and late-season surges. Change the stat with the selector above.
Full data
| Week | PTS |
|---|---|
| 2026 week 1 | 4.1 |
| 2026 week 2 | 6.4 |
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Depth Chart
PIT at RB — ESPN's currentdepth chart, with each player's 2026 workload, fantasy finish, and our 2026 projection. How locked-in is the job, and who's coming for the touches?
| # | Player | 2026 snap shareAverage share of offensive snaps in the games he played, 2026 regular season so far. Green = entrenched, amber = rotational, gray = fringe. Check GP: a backup can post a real share in mop-up games while barely playing all season. | GPGames he appeared in, 2026 regular season so far — the denominator behind the snap share | 2026 rank2026 position rank by PPR points so far | 2026 projModel Zero's projected 2026 rank at the position (PPR) | ADPAverage draft position in real drafts this week — whether the market is drafting him at all is its own threat signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylen Warren | 74%Snap share is averaged over the games he actually played (4). | 4 | RB16 | RB25 | 63.1 |
| 2 | Rico Dowdle | 42%Snap share is averaged over the games he actually played (2). | 2 | RB68 | RB27 | 76.6 |
| 3 | Travis Homer | 4%Snap share is averaged over the games he actually played (3). | 3 | RB97 | RB157 | undrafted |
Snap share and rank are 2026 so far; projections and ADP are 2026 (Model Zero, PPR). "Undrafted" means no ADP in real drafts this week.
Season History
ESPN PPRESPN profile
| SeasonNFL season | AgeAge on September 1 of that season | TeamTeam | GPGames played | RankOverall finish by value over a replacement starter, PPR (averages) | PTSFantasy points, ESPN PPR (averages) | Rush AttRushing attempts per game | Rush YdsRushing yards per game | Rush TDRushing touchdowns per game | TGTTargets per game | RECReceptions per game | Rec YdsReceiving yards per game | Rec TDReceiving touchdowns per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026In progress | 28 | PIT | 2 | — | 5.3 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| 2026V0 projections | 28 | PIT | 16 | #79 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 59.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 16.0 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 17 | #84 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 17.5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26 | DAL | 16 | #104 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 15.6 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 25 | DAL | 16 | #312 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 22.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24 | DAL | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 22 | DAL | 5 | #534 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |