Rico Dowdle
Rico Sharod Dowdle, Jr.
Born: June 14, 1998
Asheville, NC
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: South Carolina
High School: A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC)
Career: 2020-2026
Rico Dowdle has played from 2020 to 2026 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. Dowdle has run for 2,617 yards in his career on 589 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 102 passes for 727 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 89 | 361 | 4.1 | 21 | 2 | 2024 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 235 | 1079 | 4.6 | 27 | 2 | 2025 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 236 | 1076 | 4.6 | 53 | 6 | 2026 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 589 | 2617 | 4.4 | 53 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2023 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 32 | 2 | 2024 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 39 | 249 | 6.4 | 22t | 3 | 2025 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 39 | 297 | 7.6 | 36t | 1 | 2026 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 102 | 727 | 7.1 | 36 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 64 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 31 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 30 | 0 |
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| Totals | 18 | 435 | 24.2 | 64 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2020 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2023 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2024 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2025 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2020 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 | 2024 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 | 2025 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 2026 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 |
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