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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#25 of 84 running backsBreakout: 21 above his last three seasons
Games17last 17
Carries23113.6 a game
Rush yards9614.2 a carry
Rec yards331
Rush TDs5
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 84 running backs
Best at receiving role, less so after contact
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 expectationAbove avgrush yards over expected per carry
+0.36 yd68th pct
After contactyards after contact per carry
1.80 yd45th pct
ElusivenessAbove avgbroken tackles per touch
0.06271st pct
Explosivenessshare of runs of 10+ yards
9.5%59th pct
Receiving roleAbove avgshare of team targets
12.0%84th pct
WorkloadAbove avgshare of offensive snaps
56%70th 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
67
Consistencyhow steady game to game
32
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
18
Trend, last 6 gamesCooling
Schedule facedAverage
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
12/17games with 40+ yds
3/17games with 60+ yds
2/17games with 80+ yds
2/17games 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 8 |  CLE | 15 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 7 |  NO | 9 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| 26 wk 6 |  TB | 7 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 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 |