Yahoo Fantasy Football on Rico Dowdle
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There aren't many running backs who can brag that they posted over 1,300 scrimmage yards each of the past two seasons, but Dowdle is one of them... Now, he's reunited with his former head coach Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh, who knows him well from their time together in Dallas. That could result in Dowdle capturing a significant role in the Steelers' offense and perhaps even overtaking Jaylen Warren as the lead back at some point.
STACKED’s take
Dowdle's 1,300+ scrimmage yards and McCarthy reunion position him for Steelers lead-back upside.
Dowdle is ranked third among backup RBs after posting over 1,300 scrimmage yards in each of the past two seasons (1,300+ with Cowboys in 2024 and again with Panthers in 2025, including a pair of 200-yard games before cooling down). He is now reunited with former head coach Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh, who knows him well from their Dallas tenure. The source projects Dowdle could capture a significant role and potentially overtake Jaylen Warren as the lead back. For now, Warren and Dowdle appear poised to split touches 50-50 in a timeshare, but Dowdle's track record of rising to the top of uncertain backfields gives him serious one-injury-away upside and RB3 production potential.
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