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Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RB - Carolina Panthers

Height: 5' 11"Weight: 215 lbsAge: 27College: South Carolina

Week 16 Outlook

TB @ CAR
Sun 1:00pm ET
58°
Matchup (?)
Week Rank (ECR) RB #22
Projection 11 pts

Roster %

 
Yahoo
92%
 
ESPN
96%
 
FanDuel
 
DraftKings

Availability



Recent Articles
Fantasy Football Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Running Backs (Week 16) photo

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

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Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 16) photo

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Let’s take a look at some of the players with the largest standard deviation between high and low expert ranks in FantasyPros’ expert consensus rankings (ECR). Which players are the safest starts, and who poses the biggest risk to your … read more »

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6 Fantasy Football Lineup Landmines: Start/Sit Advice (Week 16) photo

Arguably, the most frustrating thing in fantasy football is seeing someone in your starting lineup struggle that week. Therefore, the logic behind this article is simple – identify fantasy football lineup landmines. These are players you’re leaning towards starting this … read more »

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The Primer: Week 16 Edition (2025 Fantasy Football) photo

If you’re reading this, hopefully that means that you’re moving on to the next round of the Fantasy Football playoffs. If you’re not, well, at least I hope this helps with betting props, setting DFS lineups, or avoiding a last-place … read more »

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Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

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Beyond the Waiver Wire: Fantasy Football Moves to Make (Week 16) photo

FANTASY FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ARE HERE LFG. Week 15 and the first round of fantasy football playoffs are in the books. Focus moves to the semi-finals. This means we’re zeroing in on what really matters: playoff stashes, injury fallout, drop candidates, … read more »

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A low-end fantasy starter at quarterback might have graduated to a higher tier with an eye-popping performance on Sunday. Additionally, two pass-catching weapons balled out on Thursday Night Football. Unfortunately, two offenses put up dud performances that might have ended … read more »

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3 Fantasy Football Burning Questions: Week 15 Discord AMA photo

Friday afternoons are my opportunity to connect with FantasyPros readers and the FantasyPros Discord community. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to join our Discord to get answers to your questions. I host weekly AMAs on Fridays, and … read more »

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Here are my fantasy football rankings, tiers and outlook for notable players Week 15. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Weekly Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice Fantasy Football Trade Tools Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Lineup Advice: … read more »

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Fantasy football playoffs are here, which means every lineup decision suddenly feels like it carries the emotional weight of a midseason coaching change. One wrong call and you’re doom-scrolling your league chat; one right call and you’re coasting into the … read more »

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The Primer: Week 15 Edition (2025 Fantasy Football) photo

CONGRATULATIONS! The Fantasy Football playoffs are here. I don’t care if you made it to the playoffs in one league or 75 leagues. Every playoff berth should be celebrated. It is a long season that feels like it rushes by, … read more »

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Beyond the Waiver Wire: Fantasy Football Moves to Make (Week 15) photo

FANTASY FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ARE HERE LFG. Week 14 and the fantasy football regular SZN is in the books, and the fantasy football playoffs have arrived. The focus now shifts to rest-of-season takeaways and fantasy strategy once those first waiver runs … read more »

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A lot has changed since your fantasy football draft, as we are now 13 weeks through the season. If only you knew at the time that George Pickens would have more receiving yards than the entire Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver … read more »

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Everyone loves an Ask Me Anything (AMA), especially the fantasy football community. You can put me at the top of the list of those who love fantasy football AMA. Answering questions for a specific individual fantasy player is so much … read more »

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Fantasy Football Help: Expert Advice for Struggling Teams photo

Welcome to the latest installment of the fantasy football therapy and complaint desk. In this article, I will address inquiries from the AMA channel (general-AMA) in our Discord server. We are quickly approaching the fantasy football playoffs, so there are … read more »

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