PIT · RB · #13
Rico Dowdle
As of Oct 14, 4:11 PM ET
Is Rico Dowdle starting?
Rico Dowdle is listed No. 2 at RB on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart. Jaylen Warren is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Questionable.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Rico Dowdle is listed No. 2 at RB going into that game.
At RB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jaylen Warren sits ahead of him, and Travis Homer and Eli Heidenreich are next in line behind him.
Rico Dowdle's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: L 3-20 at NE (Sep 20); W 20-13 vs ATL (Sep 13).
Rico Dowdle wears No. 13, is 28 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 215 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of South Carolina.
Is Rico Dowdle playing this week?
Rico Dowdle is listed Questionable (Dowdle (toe) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.) and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 2 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAR | 17 | 236 | 1076 | 6 | 39 | 50 | 297 | 1 |
| 2024 | DAL | 16 | 235 | 1079 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 249 | 3 |
| 2023 | DAL | 16 | 89 | 361 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 144 | 2 |
| 2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 5 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 58 | 582 | 2577 | 10 | 99 | 128 | 718 | 6 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#72 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)
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| Season | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | -5.66 | 6 | 32 | 2 | -1.94 | 4.67 | 4.0% | 0.4% | 0.06 |
| 2025 | 51 | -2.31 | -52 | 350 | 14 | -0.90 | -5.71 | 10.4% | -1.5% | 0.15 |
| 2024 | 53 | -10.53 | 1 | 272 | 13 | 4.32 | 249.00 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 17 | -5.27 | -11 | 170 | 6 | 5.63 | -13.09 | 3.6% | -0.2% | 0.05 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | -2.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Career | 123 | — | -56 | 824 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
Rico Dowdle is rated 77 (Solid): production and role rank 31st of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 63% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
Home / Road Split
Home · 1 game
Road · 1 game
2026 Game Log
Sep 20L@ NEYDS 22
- CAR
- 7
- YDS
- 22
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 22
- TD
- 0
Final L 3-20
Sep 13Wvs ATLYDS 15
- CAR
- 8
- YDS
- 15
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 5
- YDS
- 6
- TD
- 0
Final W 20-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | L@ NE | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs ATL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Rico Dowdle's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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PR No. 3 (Special Teams) · RB No. 2 (Offense)
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