Rico Dowdle or Jordan Mason: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rico Dowdle: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 163rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 96.

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

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 112.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Rico Dowdle at 2.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 books. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Jordan Mason, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

This season so far

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.

Through Week 1, Jordan Mason has been on the field for 45 percent of MIN snaps, taken 48 percent of the carries, drawn 0 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 10 third down targets and had 1 of its 2 chances inside the five.

In Week 1 against GB he carried 15 times for 59 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Jordan Mason played 16 games and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He carried 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 more yards.

That came to 9.9 carries a game at 4.8 yards a carry and 0.9 catches a game.

He was on the field for 44 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Rico Dowdle was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Rico Dowdle scored 12.7 PPR points a game and Jordan Mason 8.1, 4.7 a game between them.

Rico Dowdle finished RB18 that year and Jordan Mason RB36.

Rico Dowdle had 77 more carries than Jordan Mason, 236 to 159.

Rico Dowdle had 25 more catches than Jordan Mason, 39 to 14.

This season Jordan Mason holds the bigger snap share, 45 percent against 42 percent.

This season Jordan Mason holds the bigger share of the carries, 48 percent against 37 percent.

Byes and availability

Rico Dowdle is off in Week 9 and Jordan Mason in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Rico Dowdle is listed as out on the injury report.

Jordan Mason is listed as ir on the injury report.