Bhayshul Tuten vs Rico Dowdle: Who Should You Start?
Rico Dowdle and Bhayshul Tuten are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back averaged 11.6 PPG in 2025, a full 6.0 points per game ahead of Bhayshul Tuten's 5.6 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
A 6.0-PPG gap gives Rico Dowdle the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Bhayshul Tuten ran for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns; Rico Dowdle posted 1076 and 6. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Bhayshul Tuten has his bye in Week 12, and Rico Dowdle rests in Week 9. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
