Jahmyr Gibbs for Rico Dowdle (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 1	# 31	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. NO	vs. ATL	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs NO	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs ATL	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	289.9	177.3	-
Avg Game	17.1	10.4	-
Avg Projection	301.7	155.7	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	1	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Jahmyr Gibbs	Rico Dowdle	Add Player

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/06	#2	#28	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/06	#1	#41	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/06	#1	#30	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/06	#2	#31	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/06	#1	#35	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/06	#1	#29	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/06	#1	#34	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 08/05	#1	#29	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#1	#32	-

Ted Chmyz T. Chmyz Fantasy Football Bots Fantasy Football Bots 08/05	#1	#30	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#1	#36	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/05	#1	#35	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 08/05	#2	#36	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#1	#29	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante OTC Fantasy OTC Fantasy 08/05	#2	#31	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 08/05	#1	#30	-

Chet Gresham C. Gresham SB Nation SB Nation 08/05	#1	#36	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/05	#1	#32	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 08/05	#2	#27	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 08/05	#2	#34	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#1	#32	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 08/04	#4	#29	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/04	#2	#35	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#1	#31	-

Justin Dodds J. Dodds SleeperWire SleeperWire 08/04	#1	#31	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#4	#28	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#1	#32	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 08/04	#1	#29	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 08/04	#1	#30	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/04	#2	#36	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 08/04	#1	#27	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#2	#27	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#2	#29	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#2	#31	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#2	#38	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#2	#27	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#1	#29	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#1	#28	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 08/05	#2	#35	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/06	#2	#30	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#2	#31	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#1	#25	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/05	#1	#29	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#4	#21	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#1	#29	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#1	#32	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#1	#34	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#1	#38	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#2	#40	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/06	#1	#30	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#1	#29	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#1	#28	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#1	#29	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#2	#30	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/06	#1	#34	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#1	#30	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#2	#27	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#1	#35	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#2	#24	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#28	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#1	#36	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#1	#35	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#1	#29	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#2	#27	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#29	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#2	#31	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#2	#28	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#30	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#1	#28	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#29	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#2	#28	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#2	#24	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#1	#31	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#30	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#1	#34	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#1	#32	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#1	#29	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#1	#27	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#1	#29	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#28	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#3	#35	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#1	#28	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#1	#29	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#1	#35	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#2	#31	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#2	#27	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#2	#30	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#1	#34	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#31	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#1	#35	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/05	#2	#35	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#1	#32	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#1	#33	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#1	#28	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#3	#28	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#2	#32	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#1	#28	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#29	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#28	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#35	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#1	#27	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#1	#27	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#1	#33	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 08/05	#1	#27	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#1	#31	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#1	#29	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#1	#32	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#2	#30	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/06	#2	#36	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#1	#29	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#2	#30	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/05	#1	#34	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#1	#29	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#1	#28	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#33	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#1	#34	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#2	#32	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#1	#34	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#3	#32	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#30	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#30	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#30	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#24	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#27	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#28	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. NO	vs. ATL
Week 2	at BUF	at NE
Week 3	vs. NYJ	vs. CIN
Week 4	at CAR	at CLE
Week 5	at ARI	vs. IND
Week 6	BYE WEEK	at TB
Week 7	vs. GB	at NO
Week 8	vs. MIN	vs. CLE
Week 9	at MIA	BYE WEEK
Week 10	vs. NE	at CIN
Week 11	vs. TB	at PHI
Week 12	vs. CHI	vs. DEN
Week 13	at ATL	vs. HOU
Week 14	vs. TEN	at JAC
Week 15	at MIN	vs. BAL
Week 16	vs. NYG	vs. CAR
Week 17	at CHI	at TEN
Week 18	at GB	at BAL

Player Projections Comparison
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
Rushing

Rush Attempts	274.4	206.9
Rush Yards	1,381.4	899.4
Rush TDs	13.8	6.2

Receiving

Receptions	70.9	32.1
Rec Yards	580.6	225.7
Rec TDs	4.1	1.4

Points

Fantasy Points	301.7	155.7

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
2025 Points
Week 1	5.0	1.6
Week 2	16.4	1.9
Week 3	21.9	9.8
Week 4	15.7	3.0
Week 5	14.7	29.4
Week 6	6.5	29.9
Week 7	33.8	9.6
Week 8	‐	5.4
Week 9	2.8	26.1
Week 10	35.2	12.3
Week 11	14.6	10.0
Week 12	44.4	7.4
Week 13	8.6	7.9
Week 14	30.0	‐
Week 15	5.8	11.4
Week 16	12.8	4.3
Week 17	4.4	6.3
Week 18	17.3	1.0
Total	289.9	177.3
Average	17.1	10.4

Player Targets Comparison
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
2025 Targets
Week 1	10	3
Week 2	3	1
Week 3	6	1
Week 4	2	1
Week 5	2	4
Week 6	2	5
Week 7	3	2
Week 8	‐	0
Week 9	3	3
Week 10	4	3
Week 11	8	7
Week 12	12	4
Week 13	4	2
Week 14	7	‐
Week 15	7	1
Week 16	13	6
Week 17	3	5
Week 18	5	2

Notes for Player Combination
	Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB - DET	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Last year, Jahmyr Gibbs finished as the RB3 in fantasy points per game. After Week 10, his usage got a massive bump as he didn't play less than 68% of the snaps in any game for the rest of the season while averaging 20 touches and 114.9 total yards pre game. This stretch of games from Weeks 11-18 also coincided with Sam LaPorta's absence, which increased Gibbs' passing game usage. In Weeks 1-10, Gibbs had a 12.7% target share, 25.2 receiving yards per game, and an 11.1% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). In Weeks 11-18, Gibbs saw a huge increase in work through the air without LaPorta, with a 19% target share, 48.6 receiving yards per game, and a 19.6% first-read share. Gibbs led all running backs in those statistical categories in the final eight games of the season. Gibbs is in the running for RB1 overall for 2026, but if the rest of the weapons for Detroit remain healthy all season, it could be tough for him to do so. I still expect him to be a top-three back this season who is insanely efficient with his passing game and early down work. Last year, he ranked ninth in explosive run rate and third in missed tackles forced per attempt. Gibbs will and should be a top 3-5 pick in every fantasy draft this year.	Rico Dowdle did it 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.