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Christian McCaffrey or Rico Dowdle

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

RBSan Francisco 49ers SF
Rico Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

RBDallas Cowboys DAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCaffrey over Dowdle

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowdle over McCaffrey

 
 
 
 
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Performance Christian McCaffrey
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Rico Dowdle
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
251496.00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
432806.501100
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Christian McCaffrey
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Rico Dowdle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian McCaffrey
OWN
59%
-2.5 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-0.93 compared to last week
OWN/START Rico Dowdle
OWN
99%
+0.28 compared to last week
START
74%
-3.9 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian McCaffrey
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Rico Dowdle
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian McCaffrey

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 67th with 32.80 total points (6.56 avg).
  • Currently 245.6 points behind the leader: Saquon Barkley
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Knee (Since Dec 1, 2024). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.6.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 48th among RB.
  • Ranked 128th in Rec TDs among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 202 (40.40 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 9 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -1090, Rush AVG: -1.3 Rush TDs: -13, Receptions: -42, Rec Yards: -363 Rec TDs: -7,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 0, RUSH YDS: 0, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Rico Dowdle

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 16th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 130.50 total points (9.32 avg).
  • Currently 147.9 points behind the leader: Saquon Barkley
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 177 (12.64 per game) and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 880 (62.86 per game) and is currently ranked 15th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 1 (0.07 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +569, Rush AVG: +1 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: +19, Rec Yards: +115 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 185, RUSH YDS: 900, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 35, REC YDS: 250, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Christian McCaffrey

KNEE - Since Dec 1, 2024

McCaffrey is dealing with a PCL injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least 4 games.
Injury Rico Dowdle

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian McCaffrey

Week 16
San Francisco 49ers @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.69322.541162702.88
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 60.00 total points (4.62 avg).
  • Currently 96 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 322.54 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1356 (104.31 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 2837 (218.23 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.69 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +26.21, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -28, INTs: -9, TDs: -5, Points Allowed: -0.18,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 24.4, YDS/G: 338.2
Matchups Rico Dowdle

Week 16
Dallas Cowboys VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.77372.541773412.44
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 79.00 total points (6.08 avg).
  • Currently 77 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1405 (108.08 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 3438 (264.46 per game).
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.77 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 1 (0.08 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +18.87, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -7, INTs: -4, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +1.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian McCaffrey
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Rico Dowdle
16.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Christian McCaffrey
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 CAR 16 117 435 3.7 2 113 80 651 8.1 5
2018 CAR 16 219 1098 5.0 7 124 107 867 8.1 6
2019 CAR 16 287 1387 4.8 15 143 116 1005 8.7 4
2020 CAR 3 59 225 3.8 5 19 17 149 8.8 1
2021 CAR 7 99 442 4.5 1 41 37 343 9.3 1
2022 CAR 16 244 1139 4.7 8 107 85 741 8.7 5
2023 SF 16 272 1459 5.4 14 83 67 564 8.4 7
2024 SF 4 50 202 4.0 0 19 15 146 9.7 0
ON PACE 5 61 245 4.0 0 23 18 177 9.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 218 1093 5 8 82 67 570 8.5 5
Totals 101 1446 6893 4.8 58 688 555 4679 8.4 31
Career Rico Dowdle
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2020 DAL 2 7 24 3.4 0 0 0 0 0
2023 DAL 16 89 361 4.1 2 22 17 144 8.5 2
2024 DAL 13 177 880 5.0 1 42 33 205 6.2 3
ON PACE 16 215 1069 5.0 1 51 40 249 6.2 4
3-YEAR AVG 8 40 158 3.9 1 9 7 45 6.4 1
Totals 32 275 1276 4.6 3 67 52 363 7.0 5
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