# Rico Dowdle — what pundits predicted RB · South Carolina 35 checkable claims from 19 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (25 unsettled) - Rico Dowdle to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Sep 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ce149d6e-7798-44dd-b797-d7dc9c2b1da5 - Rico Dowdle to fall short of his draft cost (the RB32 and 86th overall) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6adbad92-97a0-47ca-b29e-d758df921fe1 - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost (ECR: RB30) — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7e4a983f-a302-48d1-a925-9066393342e6 - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jim Moorman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jim-moorman), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4a6b6454-4511-484e-b949-1a85832bec2d - Rico Dowdle to fall short of his draft cost (RB32, 86th overall) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48d8507d-38fc-4a5b-8291-c0cf577acc79 - Rico Dowdle to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48d8507d-38fc-4a5b-8291-c0cf577acc79 - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4616ae69-5c82-48a5-94d0-e899b8027540 - Rico Dowdle to fall short of his draft cost (RB32, 86th overall) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9b32d872-177a-4563-978e-6179eca3f0d1 - Rico Dowdle to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9b32d872-177a-4563-978e-6179eca3f0d1 - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/42b3dd1a-e9c0-4534-a6df-ee9e8e3b3552 - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost (being drafted behind Warren) — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/763e0512-3291-444e-84e4-e4949978b72e - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/763e0512-3291-444e-84e4-e4949978b72e - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Kevin Patra](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kevin-patra), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c06d10a-9cff-47ff-b4b4-a82ff4d593d9 - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c6f6ca7-2193-4aef-8a62-e4a7f535b80a - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/955d6756-4dec-4af0-9bf9-39106ba43f17 - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost (our RB31) — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/955d6756-4dec-4af0-9bf9-39106ba43f17 - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/99dcf04f-65b0-483d-ad28-f27343b6ace5 - Rico Dowdle to record 1,000 rushing yards — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6d1971fd-7fef-4f70-8c8a-4ae7251eccbd - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost (ADP 58 Overall, RB29) — Chad Workman, for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — Chad Workman, for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f9c1634b-1813-4674-8636-d3225c4a7b19 - Rico Dowdle to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/22edf13d-1444-4d37-8704-ea2fa6579aa7 ## Settled (10) - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-harmon), for 2025, said Jan 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d - Rico Dowdle to outplay his draft cost — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2024, said May 16, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/45e98ada-878b-4cc5-94c6-ceb8b10b91fa - Rico Dowdle to move — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b - Rico Dowdle to move — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Feb 21, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/11e7d74c-dd01-406b-a815-e91c9df6699e - Rico Dowdle to move — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2025, said Feb 14, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a2a76815-df1b-4172-82e1-969b3eaabb43 - Rico Dowdle to move — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Feb 14, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9c205f56-6491-4dfc-8372-f92cf488d31f - Rico Dowdle to move — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Jan 13, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b2bf1bbe-9069-46d0-8b16-571d10a61b99 - Rico Dowdle to make Pro Bowl — [Shannon Sharpe](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/shannon-sharpe), for 2025, said Oct 16, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1fbc5b8e-7449-41f4-a5a2-7029cc4ef65e - Rico Dowdle to record 1,000 rushing yards — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2024, said May 16, 2024; scored 85.36 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/45e98ada-878b-4cc5-94c6-ceb8b10b91fa - Rico Dowdle to be 1st on the depth chart — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2024, said May 16, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/45e98ada-878b-4cc5-94c6-ceb8b10b91fa --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rico-dowdle Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology