Diontae Johnson for Rico Dowdle (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT	Diontae Johnson WR - FA Diontae Johnson WR - FA
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 75	‐	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. ATL		-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs ATL	This is a 0 star matchup. WRs perform worse than their average vs	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	177.3	0.0	-
Avg Game	10.4	‐	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	24	‐	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Rico Dowdle	Diontae Johnson	Add Player

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 05/31	#66	‐	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 05/31	#72	‐	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 05/30	#71	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 05/30	#99	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 05/30	#66	‐	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/29	#66	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/27	#72	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 05/29	#72	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#71	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/30	#85	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 05/28	#72	‐	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 05/27	#78	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/26	#87	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#72	‐	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 05/25	#72	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#85	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#71	‐	-

Jeff Boggis J. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E... 05/25	#77	‐	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 05/27	#78	‐	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#66	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 05/23	#72	#301	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 05/22	#71	‐	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#82	‐	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/26	#66	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#82	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#85	‐	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 05/30	#77	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/30	#106	‐	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/27	#102	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/11	#82	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#77	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#82	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 05/08	#71	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/06	#72	‐	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#87	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 05/02	#72	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 05/11	#71	‐	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#77	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 04/29	#82	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#140	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#72	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#87	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#92	‐	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 05/14	#85	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#92	‐	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#85	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 04/12	#71	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#82	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/06	#77	‐	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/02	#108	‐	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 05/04	#85	‐	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#78	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/23	#77	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/15	#55	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#78	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 02/08	#72	‐	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#63	‐	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 01/07	#72	‐	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#72	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT	Diontae Johnson WR - FA Diontae Johnson WR - FA
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. ATL
Week 2	at NE
Week 3	vs. CIN
Week 4	at CLE
Week 5	vs. IND
Week 6	at TB
Week 7	at NO
Week 8	vs. CLE
Week 9	BYE WEEK
Week 10	at CIN
Week 11	at PHI
Week 12	vs. DEN
Week 13	vs. HOU
Week 14	at JAC
Week 15	vs. BAL
Week 16	vs. CAR
Week 17	at TEN
Week 18	at BAL

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT	Diontae Johnson WR - FA Diontae Johnson WR - FA
2025 Points
Week 1	1.6	‐
Week 2	1.9	‐
Week 3	9.8	‐
Week 4	3.0	‐
Week 5	29.4	‐
Week 6	29.9	‐
Week 7	9.6	‐
Week 8	5.4	‐
Week 9	26.1	‐
Week 10	12.3	‐
Week 11	10.0	‐
Week 12	7.4	‐
Week 13	7.9	‐
Week 14	‐	‐
Week 15	11.4	‐
Week 16	4.3	‐
Week 17	6.3	‐
Week 18	1.0	‐
Total	177.3	0.0
Average	10.4	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT	Diontae Johnson WR - FA Diontae Johnson WR - FA
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Rico Dowdle did what he does again last season. Dowdle fought to get to the top of the Carolina running back depth chart as he wrestled the starting job away from Chuba Hubbard. In Weeks 5-18, Dowdle averaged 18.6 touches and 87.7 total yards as the RB10 in fantasy points per game. Dowdle also excelled last season on the ground and in the receiving game. He ranked 23rd in explosive run rate, 17th in missed tackle rate, tenth in yards after contact per attempt, 17th in yards per route run, and 16th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). After that strong season, Dowdle now finds himself reunited with Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh as a backfield complement to Jaylen Warren. The division of the Steelers' running back workload is up in the air for the 2026 season, but I won't count against Dowdle's ability to rise to the competition for RB1 duties. We'll likely see a committee approach for Pittsburgh this season, but Dowdle could easily return RB2 value if not strong flex value this season.