Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz on Rico Dowdle

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I probably lean Rico Dao at this point. But I think Jaylen Warren's fine, too. That same handcuff sort of video I was doing, I think I had Rico in his RB6. No, RB5. RB5. I think it's going to be a close to 5050 committee and an offense that just enabled two top 24 running backs last year in PPR points per game with an old quarterback who just wants to get the ball out of his hands at the first sign of pressure.

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Round seven value in 50/50 committee; RB5 in backup analysis, top-8 target upside

Ian Hartitz leans Rico Dowdle as his round seven favorite pick in the Steelers running back committee, ranking him RB5 in a backup-only analysis. Hartitz projects a close-to-50/50 committee split in an offense that enabled two top-24 running backs last year in PPR points per game. With an old quarterback (38+) who wants to get the ball out quickly, Steelers RBs finish top-8 in targets 75% of the time over the past decade. Both Dowdle and Jaylen Warren can be low-end RB2/flex options, and if either goes down, the other booms.

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