Rico Dowdle

RB

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Experience: 7 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 27

Weight: 215 lbs

College: South Carolina

2025 SEASON

CAR

236
YDS

1076
AVG

4.56
TDS

6

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Year

Season

Rushing

Days

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Mondays	1	6	38	6.3	17	0	2
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	7	10	1.4	4	0	0
Sundays	15	223	1028	4.6	53	6	49

Months

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
December	3	37	137	3.7	13	1	6
January	1	7	10	1.4	4	0	0
November	5	86	324	3.8	29	3	17
October	4	78	522	6.7	53	1	23
September	4	28	83	3	10	1	5

Opponents by Group

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
vs AFC Teams	5	60	383	6.4	53	1	15
vs NFC Teams	12	176	693	3.9	29	5	36
Outside Own Division	11	157	860	5.5	53	3	38
vs Own Division	6	79	216	2.7	14	3	13

Opponents by Team

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Atlanta Falcons	2	29	75	2.6	8	1	5
Buffalo Bills	1	8	54	6.8	24	0	2
Dallas Cowboys	1	30	183	6.1	15	0	10
Green Bay Packers	1	25	130	5.2	29	2	7
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	3	12	4	9	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	18	58	3.2	17	0	2
Miami Dolphins	1	23	206	9	53	1	7
New England Patriots	1	9	32	3.6	10	0	2
New Orleans Saints	2	34	102	3	14	2	6
New York Jets	1	17	79	4.6	13	0	4
Arizona Cardinals	1	6	9	1.5	5	0	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	6	38	6.3	17	0	2
Seattle Seahawks	1	12	59	4.9	11	0	2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	16	39	2.4	13	0	2

Outcomes

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Losses	9	85	316	3.7	24	2	14
Wins	8	151	760	5	53	4	37

Stadiums

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Gillette Stadium	1	9	32	3.6	10	0	2
Bank of America Stadium	8	128	672	5.2	53	3	32
State Farm Stadium	1	6	9	1.5	5	0	0
EverBank Stadium	1	3	12	4	9	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	19	45	2.4	6	0	2
Levi's® Stadium	1	6	38	6.3	17	0	2
Lambeau Field	1	25	130	5.2	29	2	7
Caesars Superdome	1	16	49	3.1	8	1	2
Raymond James Stadium	1	7	10	1.4	4	0	0
MetLife Stadium	1	17	79	4.6	13	0	4

Receiving

Days

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Mondays	1	4	36	9	12	0	1	25	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	2	20	10	25	0	1	50	1
Sundays	15	33	241	7.3	36	1	12	36.4	2

Months

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
December	3	8	23	2.9	8	0	0	0	0
January	1	2	20	10	25	0	1	50	1
November	5	16	133	8.3	28	0	6	37.5	1
October	4	8	101	12.6	36	1	5	62.5	1
September	4	5	20	4	10	0	2	40	0

Opponents by Group

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
vs AFC Teams	5	7	47	6.7	17	0	2	28.6	0
vs NFC Teams	12	32	250	7.8	36	1	12	37.5	3
Outside Own Division	11	23	185	8	36	1	9	39.1	1
vs Own Division	6	16	112	7	28	0	5	31.2	2

Opponents by Team

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Atlanta Falcons	2	6	63	10.5	28	0	3	50	1
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	4	56	14	36	1	3	75	1
Green Bay Packers	1	2	11	5.5	8	0	1	50	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	2	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	2	21	10.5	13	0	1	50	0
Miami Dolphins	1	3	28	9.3	13	0	1	33.3	0
New England Patriots	1	1	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0	0
New Orleans Saints	2	4	15	3.8	8	0	1	25	0
New York Jets	1	1	17	17	17	0	1	100	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	1	10	10	10	0	1	100	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	4	36	9	12	0	1	25	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	3	4	1.3	4	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	6	34	5.7	25	0	1	16.7	1

Outcomes

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
Losses	9	17	87	5.1	25	0	4	23.5	1	0
Wins	8	22	210	9.6	36	1	10	45.4	2	0

Stadiums

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Gillette Stadium	1	1	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0	0
Bank of America Stadium	8	20	141	7	36	1	7	35	1
State Farm Stadium	1	1	10	10	10	0	1	100	0
EverBank Stadium	1	2	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	5	55	11	28	0	2	40	1
Levi's® Stadium	1	4	36	9	12	0	1	25	0
Lambeau Field	1	2	11	5.5	8	0	1	50	0
Caesars Superdome	1	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	2	20	10	25	0	1	50	1
MetLife Stadium	1	1	17	17	17	0	1	100	0

Kick Return

Days

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	20+
Mondays	1	0	0	0	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sundays	15	8	197	24.6	30	7

Months

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	20+
December	3	1	23	23	23	1
January	1	0	0	0	0	0
November	5	0	0	0	0	0
October	4	1	29	29	29	1
September	4	6	145	24.2	30	5

Opponents by Group

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	20+
vs AFC Teams	5	5	129	25.8	30	4
vs NFC Teams	12	3	68	22.7	24	3
Outside Own Division	11	6	153	25.5	30	5
vs Own Division	6	2	44	22	23	2

Opponents by Team

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	20+
Atlanta Falcons	2	1	21	21	21	1
Buffalo Bills	1	1	29	29	29	1
Dallas Cowboys	1	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	0	0	0
New England Patriots	1	4	100	25	30	3
New Orleans Saints	2	1	23	23	23	1
New York Jets	1	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	1	24	24	24	1
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	0	0	0	0	0

Outcomes

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
Losses	9	7	176	25.1	30	0	6	0	0	0
Wins	8	1	21	21	21	0	1	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	20+
Gillette Stadium	1	4	100	25	30	3
Bank of America Stadium	8	2	50	25	29	2
State Farm Stadium	1	1	24	24	24	1
EverBank Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0
Levi's® Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lambeau Field	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caesars Superdome	1	1	23	23	23	1
Raymond James Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0
MetLife Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Days

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Mondays	1	0	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	1	1	1
Sundays	15	1	0	0

Months

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
December	3	0	0	0
January	1	1	1	1
November	5	0	0	0
October	4	1	0	0
September	4	0	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
vs AFC Teams	5	0	0	0
vs NFC Teams	12	2	1	1
Outside Own Division	11	1	0	0
vs Own Division	6	1	1	1

Opponents by Team

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Atlanta Falcons	2	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	1	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	0
New England Patriots	1	0	0	0
New Orleans Saints	2	0	0	0
New York Jets	1	0	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	0	0	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	1	1	1

Outcomes

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Losses	9	1	1	0	1	0	0
Wins	8	1	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	FUM	LOST	OWN FR
Gillette Stadium	1	0	0	0
Bank of America Stadium	8	1	0	0
State Farm Stadium	1	0	0	0
EverBank Stadium	1	0	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0	0	0
Levi's® Stadium	1	0	0	0
Lambeau Field	1	0	0	0
Caesars Superdome	1	0	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	1	1	1
MetLife Stadium	1	0	0	0

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo
Mondays	1	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	0	0
Sundays	15	3	3

Months

	G	Total	Solo
December	3	0	0
January	1	0	0
November	5	0	0
October	4	2	2
September	4	1	1

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo
vs AFC Teams	5	3	3
vs NFC Teams	12	0	0
Outside Own Division	11	3	3
vs Own Division	6	0	0

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo
Atlanta Falcons	2	0	0
Buffalo Bills	1	1	1
Dallas Cowboys	1	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1	1
Los Angeles Rams	1	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	1	1
New England Patriots	1	0	0
New Orleans Saints	2	0	0
New York Jets	1	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	0	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	0	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo
Gillette Stadium	1	0	0
Bank of America Stadium	8	2	2
State Farm Stadium	1	0	0
EverBank Stadium	1	1	1
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0	0
Levi's® Stadium	1	0	0
Lambeau Field	1	0	0
Caesars Superdome	1	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	0	0
MetLife Stadium	1	0	0

Biography

Rico Dowdle, who is entering his seventh NFL season, spent the 2025 season with the Carolina Panthers after playing five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Dowdle has appeared in 69 games, starting 26, with 567 carries for 2,540 yards, a 4.5-yard average, and 10 touchdowns. He also has 95 receptions for 690 yards, a 7.3-yard average, and six touchdowns.

The last two seasons he turned in 1,000-yard performances, with 1,076 rushing yards in 2025 and a career-high 1,079 yards in 2024.

In 2025, Dowdle started 11 of 17 games he appeared in for the Panthers, carrying the ball 236 times for 1,076 yards, a 4.6-yard average, while adding a career-high six touchdowns. He also had 39 receptions for 297 yards, a 7.6-yard average, and one receiving touchdown.

In addition, Dowdle returned eight kickoffs for 197 yards, a 24.6-yard average, including a long of 30 yards.

Dowdle had 23 carries for a career-high 206 yards, a nine-yard average, and a one-yard touchdown in a Week five game against the Miami Dolphins. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, while adding a career-long run of 53 yards. He finished the game with 234 yards from scrimmage.

He followed that performance with a single-game high 30 carries for 183 yards in Week 6 against Dallas. He also had four receptions for 56 yards, including a career-long 36-yard touchdown catch.

Dowdle had a breakout season in 2024 for the Cowboys, appearing in 16 games, with 15 starts. He carried the ball 235 times for a career-high 1,079 yards, a 4.6-yard average, and two touchdowns. He added 39 receptions for 249 yards, a 6.4-yard average, and a career-high three touchdown receptions.

With his 1,000-yard rushing season in 2024, he became only the 19th undrafted player to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a season.

In 2023, he appeared in 16 games and was second on the team with 89 carries for 261 yards, a 4.1-yard average, and two touchdowns. He also had 17 receptions for 144 yards, an 8.5-yard average, and two touchdowns.

He saw limited action in 2021 and 2022, spending the 2021 season on the Reserve/Injured List, and appearing in five games on special teams in 2022 before being placed on the Reserve/Injured List.

Dowdle made the Cowboys 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie free agent, and appeared in 15 games in 2020, mainly on special teams. He had seven carries for 24 yards, a 3.4-yard average, and returned four kickoffs for an average of 38 yards, including a long of 64 yards.

Dowdle played college football at South Carolina where he appeared in 39 games, starting 29. He had 428 carries for 2,167 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also caught 62 passes for 483 yards and three touchdowns.

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