Rico Dowdle

Undrafted free agent

RB ·

South Carolina · 2020–present

Games

1,464

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

2020

Round

—

Pick

—

Team

Undrafted free agent

Position

College

South Carolina

Rico Dowdle Career Stats

Best statistical season: 2025 with CAR (1,076 rushing yards).
Active in the 2026 season — stats update weekly.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2020	DAL	5	7	24	0
2022	DAL	2	0	0	0
2023	DAL	16	89	361	2
2024	DAL	16	235	1,079	2
2025	CAR	17	236	1,076	6
2026	PIT	2	15	37	0
Career		58	582	2,577	10

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2020	DAL	5	0	0	0	0
2022	DAL	2	0	0	0	0
2023	DAL	16	22	17	144	2
2024	DAL	16	49	39	249	3
2025	CAR	17	50	39	297	1
2026	PIT	2	7	4	28	0
Career		58	128	99	718	6

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds
2020	DAL	5	4	152
2022	DAL	2	0	0
2023	DAL	16	6	86
2024	DAL	16	0	0
2025	CAR	17	8	197
2026	PIT	2	0	0
Career		58	18	435

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Rico Dowdle is a running back out of South Carolina who entered the NFL in 2020 as an undrafted free agent. He has played 58 regular-season games since 2020, with the Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2020	DAL	2	7	24	0	3.4	1	0
2023	DAL	16	89	361	2	4.1	17	0
2023 POST	DAL	1	2	11	0	5.5	0	0
2024	DAL	16	235	1,079	2	4.6	53	3
2020	DAL	2	7	24	0	3.4	1	0
2023	DAL	17	91	372	2	4.1	17	0
2024	DAL	16	235	1,079	2	4.6	53	3
Career		34	331	1,464	4	4.4	71	3
Career		1	2	11	0	5.5	0	0
Career		35	333	1,475	4	4.4	71	3

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2020	DAL	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2023	DAL	16	22	17	144	2	8.5	6
2023 POST	DAL	1	3	2	14	0	7.0	2
2024	DAL	16	49	39	249	3	6.4	13
2020	DAL	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2023	DAL	17	25	19	158	2	8.3	8
2024	DAL	16	49	39	249	3	6.4	13
Career		34	71	56	393	5	7.0	19
Career		1	3	2	14	0	7.0	2
Career		35	74	58	407	5	7.0	21

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-11

Weight

213 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.54s

Vertical Jump

38"

Broad Jump

127"

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