Rico Dowdle - Fantasy Points Outlook

Fantasy Rankings

Weekly

BYE -

Season

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Dynasty

RB31

Injury Status

Week Status

No Active Injuries

Week 15 Overview

The Panthers may elect to employ more of a split backfield after Chuba Hubbard's strong showing in Week 13, but Rico Dowdle is the favorite to lead the team in touches. Dowdle still earned 20 touches in Week 13, out-carrying Hubbard 18-17. In Week 10, Dowdle scored 15.3 PPR points against the Saints, while Hubbard had 4 touches for 15 yards. Both backs may be involved in the Week 15 rematch, but Dowdle holds the edge in playing time and fantasy ceiling.

Projection & Matchup

Week 15 Projection - BYE WEEK

Matchup: @NO

Rank vs Pos

#13

Adj. Pts Allowed

-7.2%

Rest of Season

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Rec

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Schedule

Week	Team		SOS	Fantasy
1		@ JAC	-11.9%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[1], 1, 15)}}
2		@ ARI	12%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[2], 2, 15)}}
3		ATL	2.6%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[3], 3, 15)}}
4		@ NE	-21.9%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[4], 4, 15)}}
5		MIA	-2.1%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[5], 5, 15)}}
6		DAL	24.9%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[6], 6, 15)}}
7		@ NYJ	11.8%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[7], 7, 15)}}
8		BUF	13.8%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[8], 8, 15)}}
9		@ GB	-14.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[9], 9, 15)}}
10		NO	-7.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[10], 10, 15)}}
11		@ ATL	2.6%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[11], 11, 15)}}
12		@ SF	6%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[12], 12, 15)}}
13		LAR	-23.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[13], 13, 15)}}
14	BYE
15		@ NO	-7.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[15], 15, 15)}}
16		TB	3.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[16], 16, 15)}}
17		SEA	-8.4%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[17], 17, 15)}}
18		@ TB	3.2%	{{getWeeklyRankDisplayValue(scheduleWeeklyRanks[18], 18, 15)}}

Fantasy Finish

Points Per Game

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Season

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Advanced Stats

Forty Yard Dash

4.54

Forty Yard Dash Rank

66%

Burst Score

128.10

Burst Score Rank

88%

Speed Score

100.30

Speed Score Rank

68%

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Shark Bites

Before their Week 14 bye, it looked like the Carolina Panthers were shifting to a committee backfield with Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard. But in Week 15, Dowdle out-carried Hubbard 16-8 and scored a TD to reclaim his status as Carolina's lead back. Neither back had much success against the Saints, who held the duo to a combined 3.25 yards per carry as New Orleans pulled off a 20-17 upset win.

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Panthers RBs Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle split touches throughout the team’s win over the Los Angeles Rams, but Hubbard outproduced Dowdle. Hubbard went 17-83-0 on the ground and 2-41-1 through the air. Dowdle went 18-58-0 on the ground and 2-21-0 through the air. Hubbard also outsnapped Dowdle 38 to 27 with Hubbard running 15 routes to Dowdle’s 6. This could make both only borderline starts moving forward despite the heavy lean on the run game.

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Panthers RB Rico Dowdle went 18-53-1 on the ground and caught all three of his targets for 10 yards. He had 84% of backfield touches with Chuba Hubbard getting the other 16%. Despite the large volume, Dowdle struggled to find much running room with his worst yards per carry since Week 2 (2.9).

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Rico Dowdle Fantasy Overview

Rico Dowdle

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