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Rico Dowdle

Pittsburgh Steelers·#5
Pos RBHt 6'0"Wt 215 lbExp 5 yrCollege South Carolina
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$3.8M
APY
$6.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$8.2M
Years on Deal
2
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$4.3M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $4M total · range $1.4M to $7.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jordan MasonMIN · signed 2025
3 yr · $5.3M/yr
76
Rhamondre StevensonNE · signed 2024
3 yr · $9.0M/yr
71
Jonathan WilliamsWAS · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
72
Gus EdwardsBAL · signed 2021
3 yr · $4.1M/yr
78
Melvin GordonDEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
79
Justin JacksonDET · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
75

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$3.8M$1.2M$2.5M$5.0M$0
2027$8.5M$6.0M$2.5M$2.5M$6.0M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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