Rico Dowdle for Saquon Barkley (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 7	# 32	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. WAS	vs. ATL	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs WAS	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs ATL	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	195.3	177.3	-
Avg Game	12.2	10.4	-
Avg Projection	224.2	153.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	3	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Saquon Barkley	Rico Dowdle	Add Player

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#4	#31	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/02	#14	#39	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/02	#7	#35	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/02	#9	#30	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/02	#9	#30	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#6	#31	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/01	#10	#32	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#7	#27	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante The Game Day The Game Day 08/01	#6	#32	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#7	#29	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/01	#9	#35	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#6	#40	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#11	#28	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#8	#30	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#8	#35	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/31	#5	#30	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/31	#8	#27	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/31	#7	#31	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#7	#25	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 07/31	#7	#32	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/31	#6	#30	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#6	#34	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/31	#7	#27	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#6	#21	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/30	#7	#36	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/30	#8	#29	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#6	#32	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/30	#7	#32	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#7	#34	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 07/30	#7	#28	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 07/30	#12	#38	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#7	#29	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#7	#30	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#6	#40	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/01	#6	#31	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#7	#29	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#7	#28	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#6	#29	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#7	#30	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#7	#33	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#4	#32	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#6	#30	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#9	#32	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#10	#27	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#8	#35	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#3	#35	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#14	#24	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#10	#28	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#8	#36	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#9	#35	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#10	#29	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#8	#27	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#6	#29	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#8	#32	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#5	#28	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#8	#30	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#9	#35	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#10	#28	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#7	#29	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#7	#28	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#6	#24	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#8	#31	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#11	#34	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#8	#30	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#6	#34	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#9	#30	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#7	#32	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#13	#29	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#7	#26	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#9	#29	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#9	#28	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#10	#35	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#13	#28	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#7	#29	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#6	#35	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#8	#31	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#7	#30	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#9	#27	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#4	#30	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#6	#34	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#13	#31	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#7	#35	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/01	#11	#35	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#9	#32	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#19	#33	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#6	#30	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#11	#28	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#7	#28	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#5	#32	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#9	#29	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#8	#28	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#7	#29	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#8	#28	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#7	#27	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#10	#35	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#9	#27	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#11	#27	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#5	#33	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#10	#27	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#5	#31	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#7	#29	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#7	#32	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#7	#30	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/02	#7	#37	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#6	#29	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#6	#30	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#7	#35	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#7	#29	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#11	#28	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#11	#33	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#10	#34	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#6	#32	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#8	#34	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#12	#32	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#6	#30	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#10	#30	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#11	#30	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#19	#24	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#10	#27	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#10	#28	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. WAS	vs. ATL
Week 2	at TEN	at NE
Week 3	at CHI	vs. CIN
Week 4	vs. LAR	at CLE
Week 5	at JAC	vs. IND
Week 6	vs. CAR	at TB
Week 7	vs. DAL	at NO
Week 8	at WAS	vs. CLE
Week 9	vs. NYG	BYE WEEK
Week 10	BYE WEEK	at CIN
Week 11	vs. PIT	at PHI
Week 12	at DAL	vs. DEN
Week 13	at ARI	vs. HOU
Week 14	vs. IND	at JAC
Week 15	vs. SEA	vs. BAL
Week 16	vs. HOU	vs. CAR
Week 17	at SF	at TEN
Week 18	at NYG	at BAL

Player Projections Comparison
	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
Rushing

Rush Attempts	295.9	206.6
Rush Yards	1,311.3	899.1
Rush TDs	8.2	6.2

Receiving

Receptions	41.7	32.1
Rec Yards	330.4	225.7
Rec TDs	2.1	1.0

Points

Fantasy Points	224.2	153.6

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
2025 Points
Week 1	14.4	1.6
Week 2	15.4	1.9
Week 3	5.5	9.8
Week 4	13.4	3.0
Week 5	14.8	29.4
Week 6	6.7	29.9
Week 7	4.2	9.6
Week 8	29.4	5.4
Week 9	‐	26.1
Week 10	10.1	12.3
Week 11	9.0	10.0
Week 12	5.4	7.4
Week 13	5.6	7.9
Week 14	18.2	‐
Week 15	15.2	11.4
Week 16	21.2	4.3
Week 17	6.8	6.3
Week 18	‐	1.0
Total	195.3	177.3
Average	12.2	10.4

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

Notes for Player Combination
	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI	Rico Dowdle RB - PIT Rico Dowdle RB - PIT
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	I tried to tell people last year, but few wanted to listen. After an insane 2024 season, Saquon Barkley was poised to come back down to earth some in 2025. Well, it happened. Barkley finished with 317 touches and 1,413 total yards as the RB14 in fantasy points per game. Part of this could be traced to natural regression, but also, Barkley had a decent dip in efficiency. In 2024, Barkley had an insane 3.55 yards before contact per attempt, which easily led all running backs (minimum 100 carries, per Fantasy Points Data). Last year, that number fell to 2.11, which was 23rd among 49 qualifying backs, essentially a league-average number. From 2024 to 2025, Barkley's explosive run rate dropped from 7.2% (fourth-best) to 4.6% (20th), and his yards after contact per attempt dipped from 2.26 (35th) to 1.96 (39th). Barkley lived off explosive runs and easily getting into the second level of defenses in 2024, but he found more uphill sledding last year. His volume should finish in the neighborhood of 300 touches with double-digit touchdown upside. That should lock him into top-15 running back status with possible top 5-7 upside if the offensive line can stay healthy and the Eagles' passing attack can also bounce back. If the aerial attack can get right, this team and Barkley will have more scoring opportunities in 2026 (last year, 28th in red-zone scoring opportunities per game).	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.