RB · Pittsburgh Steelers · #13

Rico Dowdle

RB2Questionable · Kneewk 7 report

College: South Carolina
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 218 lb
Experience: 7th season

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Season

EPA / carry

−0.19▼ 0.18 vs '25

26th of 28 RBs

Success rate

25.8%▼ 16.6 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

RYOE / carry

–

Yards per carry

3.81▼ 0.75 vs '25

20th of 28 RBs

Receiving

82 yds−0.11 EPA/TGT

13 rec · 17 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard plus Dowdle.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing−6.0

Receiving−1.8

Net−7.8

Best game · Wk 7 @ NO

Carries

Rush yds

Total TD

−0.9

Rush EPA

−0.10

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 vs ATLW	8	15	1.88	0	−3.3	−0.41	12.5	5	2	6	0	−0.66
Wk 2 @ NEL	7	22	3.14	0	−2.4	−0.34	14.3	2	2	22	0	+0.68
Wk 6 @ TBW	7	40	5.71	0	+0.5	+0.08	42.9	4	3	9	0	−0.36
Wk 7 @ NOW	9	41	4.56	0	−0.9	−0.10	33.3	6	6	45	0	+0.26
Season	31	118	3.81	0	−6.0	−0.19	25.8	17	13	82	0	−0.11

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Steelers

$12.3Mover 2 years

Avg. per year: $6.1M
Guaranteed: $5M 41%
2026 cap hit: $3.8M 1.2% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2027

2026 · now

2027

Year 1 of 2 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	4	−7.8	200	31	118	3.81	0	−0.19	25.8	17	13	82	0	−0.11
2025	17	−3.2	1,373	236	1,076	4.56	6	−0.01	42.4	50	39	297	1	−0.02
2024	16	−6.2	1,328	235	1,079	4.59	2	−0.04	44.3	49	39	249	3	+0.11
2023	16	+0.4	505	89	361	4.06	2	−0.06	36.0	22	17	144	2	+0.26
2022	4	0.0	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	–
2020	5	−2.5	24	7	24	3.43	0	−0.36	0.0	0	0	0	0	–
Career	62	−19.4	3,430	598	2,658	4.44	10	−0.04	40.8	138	108	772	6	+0.06