Rico Dowdle is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dowdle in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dowdle's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | DAL | 15 | — | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1.3% | — | 0.0% | 201 | 48.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | DAL | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 67.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 89 | 361 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 17 | 19.1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 144 | 2 | 77.3% | 8.5 | 6.5 | — | 6 | 247 | 22.1% | — | 0.0% | 85 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | 235 | 1,079 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 53 | 22.6 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 249 | 3 | 79.6% | 6.4 | 5.1 | — | 13 | 636 | 57.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 17 | — | 236 | 1,076 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 51 | 21.6 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 297 | 1 | 78.0% | 7.6 | 5.9 | — | 14 | 591 | 56.1% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 7.7% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 28 | PIT | 2 | — | 15 | 37 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 57.1% | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 57 | 42.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 582 | 2,577 | 10 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 123 | 21.1 | 3 | 128 | 99 | 718 | 6 | 77.3% | 7.3 | 5.6 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2089 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
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