Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsJun 14, 1998
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Asheville, NC
- College
- South Carolina
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsJun 14, 1998
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Asheville, NC
- College
- South Carolina
Stats
Totals
Steelers- GP
- 2
- CAR
- 15
- YDS
- 37
- AVG
- 2.5
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 6
- FD
- 1
- FUM
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 69
- CAR
- 582
- YDS
- 2,577
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 10
- LNG
- 53
- FD
- 123
- FUM
- 4
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- CAR
- 7
- YDS
- 20
- AVG
- 2.9
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 9
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- CAR
- 7.5
- YDS
- 18.5
- AVG
- 2.5
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 6
- FD
- 0.5
- FUM
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 69
- CAR
- 8.4
- YDS
- 37.3
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 53
- FD
- 1.8
- FUM
- 0.1
Latest performance
Rico Dowdle
Sep 20 · @ NE · L 20-3
- CAR
- 7
- YDS
- 22
- AVG
- 3.1
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 6
- FUM
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs CINSun, Sep 27
vs CIN since 2022
- 2
- GP
- 18
- ATT
- 131
- YDS
- 0
- TD
| Date | Opponent | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at NEL 20-3 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs ATLW 20-13 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 10 | vs LARL 34-31 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 03 | at TBL 16-14 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs SEAL 27-10 | 12 | 59 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | vsTBW 23-20 | 9 | 29 | 0 |
What are Rico Dowdle's career stats?
Rico Dowdle has played 6 seasons for the Cowboys, the Panthers and the Steelers. He has had 582 carries for 2,577 yards, 99 catches for 718 yards and has scored 16 touchdowns. His best season so far is 2024: 1,079 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry.
Best single games
- Rushing Yards: 206 vs MIA on Oct 5, 2025, W 27-24
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2 @ GB on Nov 2, 2025, W 16-13
- Receptions: 5 @ ATL on Nov 3, 2024, L 27-21
- Receiving Yards: 56 vs DAL on Oct 12, 2025, W 30-27
- Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs WSH on Nov 23, 2023, W 45-10
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 1 postseason, 2020 to 2026
All-time career rank
- 247th in rushing yards (2,577)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Rico Dowdle
Playoff games
Rico Dowdle played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAR | L 34-31 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 |  GB | L 48-32 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Rico Dowdle against each club
- vs New York Giants (5)
- vs Washington Commanders (5)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (4)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (4)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New Orleans Saints (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Carolina Panthers (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Green Bay Packers (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
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