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13Steelers · RBPittsburgh Steelers#136 yrs expSouth Carolina71 · 215 lb
Rico Dowdle
Pittsburgh Steelers#136 yrs expSouth Carolina71 · 215 lb82Form
61Established
High-end starter#24 of 80 running backsBreakout: 21 above his last three seasons
Games17last 17
Carries24214.2 a game
Rush yards10924.5 a carry
Rec yards311
Rush TDs6
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 80 running backs
Elite beating expectation, less so elusiveness
Each axis is a percentile against every qualified running back over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).
DowdlePosition averageElite, 90th
Beating expectationEliterush yards over expected per carry
+0.83 yd91st pct
After contactyards after contact per carry
1.98 yd59th pct
Elusivenessbroken tackles per touch
0.05047th pct
Explosivenessshare of runs of 10+ yards
9.9%57th pct
Receiving roleAbove avgshare of team targets
11.5%82nd pct
WorkloadAbove avgshare of offensive snaps
57%72nd pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games
82: high-end starter
One number for how well Dowdle has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified running back; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 61 (#45 of 69).
Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
71
Consistencyhow steady game to game
19
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
11
Trend, last 6 gamesCooling
Schedule facedTough
Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.
Top running backs · F&D form now
Floor and ceiling
How his games are spread
10/17games with 40+ yds
4/17games with 60+ yds
3/17games with 80+ yds
3/17games with 100+ yds
Role
Game by game
Game log · last 17
Every game
| Game | Opponent | Car | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 wk 2 |  NE | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 26 wk 1 |  ATL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 wk 18 |  TB | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 25 wk 17 |  SEA | 12 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 wk 16 | TB | 9 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 25 wk 15 |  NO | 16 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 wk 13 |  LA | 18 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 25 wk 12 |  SF | 6 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| 25 wk 11 | ATL | 19 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 |
| 25 wk 10 | NO | 18 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 25 wk 9 |  GB | 25 | 130 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 25 wk 8 |  BUF | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 wk 7 |  NYJ | 17 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 25 wk 6 |  DAL | 30 | 183 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 25 wk 5 |  MIA | 23 | 206 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 25 wk 4 | NE | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| 25 wk 3 | ATL | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |