Rico Dowdle

Experience: 7 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 28

Weight: 218 lbs

College: South Carolina

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Year

Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
7	10/25/2026	@Saints	W 16 - 10	9	41	4.6	16	0	6	45	7.5	13	0
6	10/18/2026	@Buccaneers	W 26 - 19	7	40	5.7	15	0	3	9	3	5	0
5	10/11/2026	Colts	W 34 - 22
4	10/01/2026	@Browns	L 24 - 27
3	09/27/2026	Bengals	W 30 - 27
2	09/20/2026	@Patriots	L 3 - 20	7	22	3.1	6	0	2	22	11	13	0
1	09/13/2026	Falcons	W 20 - 13	8	15	1.9	6	0	2	6	3	4	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 69 regular-season games (26 starts) in his five-year NFL career (Dallas 2020-2024; Carolina 2025)
Has recorded 2,540 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs on 567 attempts (4.5 avg.) and added 95 catches for 690 yards (7.3 avg.) and six TDs
Has registered six tackles on special teams and returned 18 kickoffs for 435 yards (24.2 avg.)
In two playoff games for Dallas (Wild Card against Green Bay, 1/4/24) and Carolina (Wild Card against L.A. Rams, 1/10/2026), rushed seven times for 20 yards and caught three passes for 20 yards (6.7 avg.)
In 2025, rushed for 1,076 rushing yards and six TDs, along with 39 catches for 297 yards and one TD in 17 regular-season games (11 starts)
In Week 5 and Week 6 of 2025, Dowdle had back-to-back games with 200+ yards from scrimmage
First player since Le'Veon Bell in 2014 to have 230+ scrimmage yards in back-to-back games
Recorded first-1,000 yard season in 2024 with the Cowboys, becoming the first undrafted player in franchise history to reach that mark
In 2024, had three consecutive 100-yard games (Weeks 13-15), becoming the first undrafted player in the NFL to rush for 100 yards in three straight games since Arian Foster (2014, Weeks 5-8)
Was one of just three undrafted rookies to make the Cowboys 53-man roster out of training camp in 2020
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 (at L.A. Rams)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2024 (vs. New Orleans)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 69 regular-season games (26 starts) in his five-year NFL career (Dallas 2020-2024; Carolina 2025)
Has recorded 2,540 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs on 567 attempts (4.5 avg.) and added 95 catches for 690 yards (7.3 avg.) and six TDs
Has registered six tackles on special teams and returned 18 kickoffs for 435 yards (24.2 avg.)
In two playoff games for Dallas (Wild Card against Green Bay, 1/4/24) and Carolina (Wild Card against L.A. Rams, 1/10/2026), rushed seven times for 20 yards and caught three passes for 20 yards (6.7 avg.)
In 2025, rushed for 1,076 rushing yards and six TDs, along with 39 catches for 297 yards and one TD in 17 regular-season games (11 starts)
In Week 5 and Week 6 of 2025, Dowdle had back-to-back games with 200+ yards from scrimmage
First player since Le'Veon Bell in 2014 to have 230+ scrimmage yards in back-to-back games
Recorded first-1,000 yard season in 2024 with the Cowboys, becoming the first undrafted player in franchise history to reach that mark
In 2024, had three consecutive 100-yard games (Weeks 13-15), becoming the first undrafted player in the NFL to rush for 100 yards in three straight games since Arian Foster (2014, Weeks 5-8)
Was one of just three undrafted rookies to make the Cowboys 53-man roster out of training camp in 2020
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 (at L.A. Rams)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2024 (vs. New Orleans)

2025 (PANTHERS)

Played in 17 regular-season games (11 starts)
Rushed for 1,076 rushing yards and six TDs on 236 carries (4.6 avg.)
Caught 39 passes for 297 yards (7.6 avg.) and one TD
Registered back-to-back games with 200+ yards from scrimmage in Week 5 (vs. Miami) and Week 6 (vs. Dallas)
In the 30-27 victory against the Cowboys, he rushed for 186 yards
First player since Le'Veon Bell in 2014 to have 230+ scrimmage yards in back-to-back games

2024 (COWBOYS)

Played in 16 regular-season games (15 starts)
Set then career highs in carries (235), rushing yards (1,079), yards/rush (4.6), receptions (39), receiving yards (249) and receiving TDs (three), while tying a career-high with two rushing TDs
Became the 19th undrafted player (32 total occurrences) to rush for 1,000+ yards in a season
Rushed for 100+ yards four times, including three consecutive games (Weeks 13-15), becoming the first undrafted player to do so in three straight games since Arian Foster (2014)
Posted a then career-high 149 rushing yards at Carolina in Week 15
Rushed 833 yards on the ground, the fifth-most in the NFL, over Weeks 9-18
Ranked second with 628 yards after contact, trailing only Saquon Barkley (643), over the same span

2023 (COWBOYS)

Played in 16 regular-season games (no starts)
Rushed for 361 yards and two TDs on 89 carries (4.1 avg.)
Caught 17 passes for 144 yards (8.5 avg.) and two TDs
Registered then career-highs in carries (12), rushing yards (79) and long rush (21) along with first career rushing TD in Week 10 vs. N.Y. Giants, while also returning one kickoff 11 yards and posting a tackle on special teams
Made postseason debut vs. Green Bay, and rushed twice for 11 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards

2022 (COWBOYS)

Played in five regular-season games (no starts)
Saw action primarily on special teams
Registered one tackle on special teams before being placed on the Reserve/Injured List

2021 (COWBOYS)

2020 (COWBOYS)

Played in 15 regular-season games (no starts)
Saw action primarily on special teams
Rushed for 24 yards on seven carries (3.4 avg.)
Returned four kickoffs for 152 yards (38.0 avg.) and logged three tackles on special teams
Made NFL debut playing on special teams in Week 1 at L.A. Rams
Logged first NFL stats, rushing three times for 13 yards in Week 6 vs. Arizona
Returned first career kickoff 64 yards in Week 8 vs. Pittsburgh
Was one of just three undrafted rookies to make the 53-man roster out of training camp

COLLEGE

Played four seasons as a running back at South Carolina (2016-19), where he played in 39 games (29 starts) and rushed for 2,167 yards and 16 TDs on 428 carries
Caught 62 passes for 483 yards and three TDs
As a senior, rushed for 498 yards and four TDs on 106 carries and caught 22 passes for 167 yards in 12 games played (10 starts) as a senior
Led the team with 654 yards while adding four TDs on 123 carries (5.3 avg.) and caught 14 passes for 133 yards and one TD in 12 games played (eight starts) as a junior
Played in eight games (four starts) as a sophomore and was third on the team with 241 yards on 66 carries with two TDs
Played in nine games (seven starts) as a true freshman and led the team with 133 carries for 764 yards
with six TDs
Caught 15 passes for 55 yards with one TD

PERSONAL

Attended A.C. Reynolds H.S. (Asheville, N.C.), where he earned all-state and PARADE All-America honors as a senior
Rushed for 2,545 yards and 51 TDs in final prep campaign
Has a daughter, Araiya
As a senior in high school, was switched to quarterback; offense still operated under a rush-first mentality, using him as a duel-threat weapon
As a result, set a Western North Carolina record for most TDs responsible for (63) and ran for 51 TDs, added 11 passing TDs and even caught a TD pass

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