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2025 season · RB · #5 · 6th season

5Rico Dowdle

Age 28 · 6'0" · 215 lb · South Carolina · Undrafted (2020). Snap share 56% across 17 games.

Panthers players
CARPanthers offense56% of snaps
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Carries
236
13.9 per game
15th of 89
Rush yards
1076
4.6 per carry
14th of 89
Rush TD
6
51 first downs
T-24th of 89
Targets
50
39 catches · 297 yds
T-12th of 89
Touches / game
16.8
286 total
20th of 89
EPA / touch
-0.01
-3.2 total
33rd of 89
Explosive
27
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-15th of 89
Snap share
56%
offensive snaps
21st of 89
The short version
  • How goodDowdle's -3.2 EPA is 40th of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+43.4, 52nd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy10.4 standard points a game, RB22 of 103.11.6 half-PPR points a game, RB21 of 103.12.7 PPR points a game, RB22 of 103.
  • How he's usedRun-pass options feed him: 23% of his carries (league 12%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 13.7 a game over his last three against 16.8 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.630th of 89
67th
Rush EPA per carry-0.0133rd of 89
63rd
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.0247th of 83
44th
Broken tacklesper touch1%54th of 89
40th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch9%32nd of 89
65th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game16.820th of 89
78th
Receiving sharetargets per touch17%46th of 89
49th
Yards per touch4.834th of 89
62nd
Success rate42%45th of 89
50th
Total EPA-3.240th of 89
56th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Dowdle scores 10.4 standard points a game, RB22 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.3 and 12.1; 4 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 5).

Points a game10.4RB22 of 103
Season177.3RB16 · 17 games
Most weeks3.3–12.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 512+ · under 5

Dowdle scores 11.6 half-PPR points a game, RB21 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.9 and 13.5; 3 boom weeks (16+) and 6 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game11.6RB21 of 103
Season196.8RB17 · 17 games
Most weeks3.9–13.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 616+ · under 6.5

Dowdle scores 12.7 PPR points a game, RB22 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.3 and 15.2; 3 boom weeks (20+) and 5 busts (under 8).

Points a game12.7RB22 of 103
Season216.3RB18 · 17 games
Most weeks4.3–15.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 520+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 89 backs

Run-pass options feed him: 23% of his carries (league 12%). In short yardage he is the call: 32% of the team's touches with two or fewer to go (his overall share is 31%). His share of the team's touches is 31%: on third down it falls to 12%; inside the 20 it holds at 29%.

RPO backRPO 23% · 85th pctlShort-yardage backShort-yardage share 32% · 81st pctlNot the third-down back12% on third down · 31% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
52%
41st
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
40%
47th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
18%
51st
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
12%
61st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
29%
80th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
32%
81st
RPOcarries on run-pass options
23%
85th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
49%
28th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1at JAX L 10-2616th D16th vs the run34%31232-3.8
2at ARI L 22-2725th D25th vs the run29%6911-2.6
3vs ATL W 30-024th D24th vs the run40%1030111+2.9
4at NE L 13-4212th D12th vs the run39%93211-4.4
5vs MIA W 27-2420th D20th vs the run67%23206143+10.4
6vs DAL W 30-2730th D30th vs the run88%30183154+8.9
7at NYJ W 13-621st D21st vs the run46%177921+1.1
8vs BUF L 9-4029th D29th vs the run36%85400+1.6
9at GB W 16-1317th D17th vs the run72%25130232+4.3
10vs NO L 7-174th D4th vs the run79%1853133-4.7
11at ATL W 30-2724th D24th vs the run82%194575-2.0
12at SF L 9-2023rd D23rd vs the run65%63844+1.5
13vs LA W 31-287th D7th vs the run42%185822-3.9
14Bye week
15at NO L 17-204th D4th vs the run60%1649111+0.8
16vs TB W 23-205th D5th vs the run57%92964-4.0
17vs SEA L 10-271st D1st vs the run64%125953-3.1
18at TB L 14-165th D5th vs the run53%71022-6.2
19vs LA L 31-34Stats not posted yet
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
17 games56%236107675039-3.2

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
56Games
567Carries
2,540Rush yards
16TD
95Receptions
2020 to 2025 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2024, 1,328 scrimmage yards in 16 games with DAL. This season's 80.8 a game puts him on pace for 1,373 over 17, a career high.

07001,50020·DAL22·DAL23·DAL★24·DAL25
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2020DAL57243.40000-0.36
2022DAL200–0000–
2023DAL16893614.142217144+0.00
2024DAL162351,0794.654939249-0.02
2025CAR172361,0764.675039297-0.01
Career2 tm565672,5404.51612195690-0.02
Career highsRush yards 1,079 · 2024TD 7 · 2025Carries 236 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
2 on 50 targets
Broken tackles
3
Passer rating when targeted
87.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    30Chuba HubbardRB173734 · 4 TD-11.1
    4Tetairoa McMillanWR1221014 · 7 TD+25.3
    17Xavier LegetteWR65363 · 3 TD-4.6
    9Bryce YoungQB54216 · 2 TD+4.2
    18Jalen CokerWR43394 · 3 TD+21.9
    82Tommy TrembleTE37249 · 2 TD+8.2
    0Ja'Tavion SandersTE34190 · 1 TD+4.4
    13Hunter RenfrowWR2689 · 2 TD-2.0