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Rico Dowdle
Steelers logoPittsburgh Steelers

Rico Dowdle

RBposition#13jersey28age5' 11"height215lbs7 yrsexperienceSouth Carolinacollege
At a glance

Rico Dowdle is a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 13). In 5 games of the 2026 season: 46 carries for 174 rushing yards and 1 touchdown; 13 catches on 17 targets for 82 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Rico Dowdle has produced -0.07 EPA per carry on 46 carries. Snap share in Week 8: 47% of offensive snaps.

Is Rico Dowdle playing this week?

Rico Dowdle is not on the current injury report. The Pittsburgh Steelers play next on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET (Week 10), on NBC.

What are Rico Dowdle's stats this season?

In 5 games of the 2026 season, Rico Dowdle has 46 carries for 174 rushing yards and 1 touchdown; 13 catches on 17 targets for 82 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns.

What is Rico Dowdle's EPA per play?

-0.073 EPA per carry on 46 carries (total -3.3), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Rico Dowdle play for?

Rico Dowdle plays running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing No. 13. Rico Dowdle is 28 years old, 5' 11", 215 lbs. College: South Carolina. League experience: 7 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Rico Dowdle 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/rico-dowdle (updated 2026-11-10).

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43gradeRB
Rico DowdlePittsburgh Steelers · #13
Depth30th of 53 running backs
2026 percentile card · vs 53 qualified running backs

How he stacks up

Rush/g27YPC27EPA/car50Success18Tgt/g75Rec/g63

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs running backs with 41+ carries. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Near the minimumMethod5 games46 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 20 min agoGlossary →

46 carries is within 25% of the minimum: treat the percentiles as early.

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Next milestones

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Rushing yards2,714 / 5,000
2,286to 5,000

About 66 games at 35 a game · next season

#157 since 1999 · #37 among active · 37 to pass Patrick Mahomes

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 46-0.073EPA / carry · total -3.333%success121st downs5explosive
Targets: 17-0.107EPA / target · total -1.841%success-0.6air yds/tgt7.0YAC51st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-6.6Wk 1
-1.0Wk 2
-0.9Wk 6
+0.7Wk 7
+2.6Wk 8

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
58%39 snapsWk 1 · ATL
26%18 snapsWk 2 · NE
27%21 snapsWk 6 · TB
44%28 snapsWk 7 · NO
47%28 snapsWk 8 · CLE

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Steelers · signed 2026 · 2 years, through 2027$6.1M a year
Total
$12.3M
Guaranteed
$5.0M
Share of cap at signing
2.0%
41% of the value guaranteed
80th paid54th in EPApercentiles among 146 RBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Steelers · UFA2 yrs · $12.3M · $6.1M/yrActive
  2. 2025Panthers · UFA1 yrs · $2.8M · $2.8M/yrExpired
  3. 2024Cowboys · UFA1 yrs · $1.3M · $1.3M/yrExpired
  4. 2023Cowboys · SFA1 yrs · $1.0M · $1.0M/yrExpired
  5. 2020Cowboys · UDFA3 yrs · $2.3M · $765K/yrExpired

Game log

RushingReceiving
WeekOpponentResultCarRush ydsTDLongRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13vs Falcons logoATLW 20-138150625604
2 Sep 20@ Patriots logoNEL 3-20722062222013
6 Oct 18@ Buccaneers logoTBW 26-1974001534905
7 Oct 25@ Saints logoNOW 16-109410166645013
8 Nov 1vs Browns logoCLEW 27-61556115–––––
Season46174116131782013

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vsDerrick HenryBAL · 176 carriesvsJames Cook IIIBUF · 169 carriesvsBijan RobinsonATL · 169 carriesvsBucky IrvingTB · 167 carriesvsJonathan TaylorIND · 160 carriesvsKenneth Walker IIIKC · 159 carriesvsD'Andre SwiftCHI · 155 carriesvsJavonte WilliamsDAL · 154 carries
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