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Pittsburgh Steelers · 2026
Rico Dowdle injury: status and who’s next up
Latest report: Week 9
Rico Dowdle is not listed on the latest weekly injury report. He last carried a game designation in Week 7 (questionable, knee).
Being absent from a report is not confirmation that a player is healthy; teams report only what league rules require.
Where Rico Dowdle fits in the Pittsburgh Steelers backfield
Rico Dowdle is our published handcuff behind Jaylen Warren. His availability decides how safe Jaylen Warren’s backfield is; Lew Nichols is the next candidate in the room.
See the Jaylen Warren handcuff page
The rest of the room
Lew Nichols
unknown · score 42/100
Travis Homer
change of pace · score 30/100
Injury history
2025 (CAR): all 17 games, 1,076 rushing yards. 2026: toe injured in Week 2 vs. New England, costing Weeks 3-5; returned Oct. 18 vs. Tampa Bay. Limited to start Week 7 and listed Questionable - NBC labels it knee where the club said toe, a discrepancy still unresolved - and he played Oct. 25 in Paris. Two straight games completed since the absence.
A scouting summary of past injuries, not a prediction. How history ratings work.
Backfield analysis published .
Rico Dowdle on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | Questionable | Knee | Limited practice |
| Week 6 | Questionable | Toe | Full practice |
| Week 5 | Questionable | Toe | Limited practice |
| Week 4 | Out | Toe | Did not practice |
| Week 3 | Out | Toe | Did not practice |
Each row is the last status the team reported for that week. Weeks without a row mean he was not on the report. Source: official NFL weekly injury reports, as published in the nflverse data release.
The production behind the names
2026 regular season. Recorded production, not a projection. A missing stat line is not a zero.
| Player | Games with stats | Carries | Receptions | Total yards | PPR / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 46 | 13 | 256 | 8.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
Carries + receptions, last 5 recorded games in 2026
Carries + receptions, last 5 recorded games in 2026
Totals include all teams played for that season. Per-game averages use games with recorded stats. Source: nflverse player statistics.
See every running back on this week’s injury report, or compare handcuffs for every starter. Statuses come from team reports and do not establish game-day availability.
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