Dallas Goedert or Rico Dowdle: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Dallas Goedert: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 164th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 117.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rico Dowdle: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 165th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 96.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Dallas Goedert at 2.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 book. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The books have Rico Dowdle at 2.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 book. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Dallas Goedert's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Dallas Goedert has been on the field for 54 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 21 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 12 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 8.0 air yards.

In Week 1 against WAS he caught 4 of 5 targets for 77 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 2 against TEN he caught 1 of 2 targets for 4 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Rico Dowdle has been on the field for 42 percent of PIT snaps, taken 37 percent of the carries, drawn 9 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 18 third down targets and seen 0 of its 9 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 0.9 air yards.

In Week 1 against ATL he carried 8 times for 15 yards, caught 2 of 5 targets for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against NE he carried 7 times for 22 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Dallas Goedert played 15 games and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 5.5 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 9.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Rico Dowdle played 17 games and scored 216.3 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing RB18.

He carried 236 times for 1076 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 39 of 50 targets for 297 more yards.

That came to 13.9 carries a game at 4.6 yards a carry and 2.3 catches a game.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Rico Dowdle was available for 2 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Rico Dowdle scored 12.7 PPR points a game and Dallas Goedert 12.3, 0.4 a game between them.

Dallas Goedert finished TE7 and Rico Dowdle RB18, which are two different ladders.

Dallas Goedert is a tight end and Rico Dowdle a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Dallas Goedert is off in Week 10 and Rico Dowdle in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Dallas Goedert is listed as doubtful on the injury report.

Rico Dowdle is listed as out on the injury report.