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Rico Dowdle

RB - Pittsburgh Steelers

  • 5' 11"
  • 215 lbs
  • Age 28
  • South Carolina
Rostered In ~91% of leagues

2026 Outlook

Strength of Schedule
RB Rank: 24th
Draft Rank (ECR)
#75
Best / Worst
#63 / #108
ADP
#88

Availability



Recent Articles
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy, Targets & Avoids: Running Backs (2026) photo

Would Zero-RB have been a less controversial fantasy football strategy with better branding? What if it had been called Pass Catcher Onslaught or Catch-a-Palooza? There are few things in fantasy football more satisfying than having a stud running back anchoring … read more »

Image of Pat Fitzmaurice by Pat Fitzmaurice in FantasyJun 24, 2026
11 Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers (2026) photo

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in FantasyJun 24, 2026
5 Studs Who Will Become Duds (2026 Fantasy Football) photo

Every year, we see several studs from the prior season become fantasy football duds. Injuries play a role at times, but others don’t live up to expectations. Jerry Jeudy is a prime example. He had an outlier season in 2024 … read more »

5 Studs Who Will Become Duds (2026 Fantasy Football) by Kyle Zeigler in FantasyJun 22, 2026
Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team, Non-PPR (2026) photo

The Scott Fish Bowl is just around the corner, meaning it’s the unofficial start of redraft fantasy football season. Everyone knows practice makes perfect, and there is no better way to practice than with the FantasyPros Fantasy Football Mock Draft … read more »

Image of Mike Fanelli by Mike Fanelli in FantasyJun 22, 2026
5 Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Avoid on FFPC (2026) photo

Right now, you could be drafting in a whole slew of fantasy football contests on Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), one of the industry’s longest-running fantasy football platforms. These drafts cover best ball, dynasty and redraft, typically in the higher-stakes … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in FantasyJun 22, 2026
Was Zero RB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Effective in 2025? photo

Mike Tyson once uttered the famous phrase, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” The same rings true for fantasy football strategies — they all sound wonderful until things go haywire. In recent years, many new … read more »

Was Zero RB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Effective in 2025? by Evan Tarracciano in Fantasy3 days ago
8 Players with Unfavorable Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules (2026) photo

The 2026 fantasy football season is still a few months away. Yet, it’s never too early to prepare for the fantasy playoffs. While much will change between now and the fantasy playoffs, it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead. Therefore, let’s … read more »

Image of Mike Fanelli by Mike Fanelli in Fantasy4 days ago
DBro’s Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: Strategy, Advice & Targets (2026) photo

Do you ever have a dream that jars you awake? That leaves you screaming. If only for a moment. Drenched in a cold sweat. “What if? What if my fantasy football draft plays out EXACTLY LIKE I WANT IT TO … read more »

Image of Derek Brown by Derek Brown in Fantasy5 days ago
Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Every Round (2026) photo

With a little over a month until training camp and preseason get underway, fantasy football average draft position (ADP) is slowly coming into shape. Plenty will change over the coming months in good and bad ways, and no two drafts … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in Fantasy1 wk ago
Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet: Rankings & Targets (2026) photo

The 2026 fantasy football season is just a few months away. It’s NEVER too early to start prepping. What better way to do that than by practicing with our free fantasy football mock draft simulator? Beyond our tools, we’ll also … read more »

Image of Andrew Erickson by Andrew Erickson in Fantasy1 wk ago
4 Overvalued Running Backs to Avoid (2026 Fantasy Football) photo

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy2 wks ago
4 RB3s With RB1 Potential (2026 Fantasy Football) photo

There’s nothing better than landing the depth running back that has a breakout season. Welcome to the article where we break down which RB3s have a path to RB1 fantasy football production. For this to happen, some stars have to … read more »

Image of Ellis Bryn Johnson by Ellis Bryn Johnson in Fantasy2 wks ago
4 Boom-or-Bust Running Backs (2026 Fantasy Football) photo

Every fantasy football draft presents the same challenge: balancing safety with upside. League winners rarely come from the safest picks on the board. More often, they’re players who carry legitimate risk but possess the type of ceiling that can change … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy3 wks ago
Robust-RB Draft Strategy (2026 Fantasy Football) photo

There are several strategies fantasy players can use when drafting their redraft teams. Yet, the only bad strategy is to draft without a plan and wing it. While Zero-RB and Hero-RB have become two of the more popular draft strategies, … read more »

Image of Mike Fanelli by Mike Fanelli in Fantasy3 wks ago