Start Kendre Miller or Rico Dowdle? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Kendre Miller over Rico Dowdle

Start

Kendre Miller

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 8.2; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 30%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Sit

Rico Dowdle

RB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 8.0; fantasy pts
NO D vs RB: 29.7; most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 36%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rico Dowdle for Kendre Miller?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Rico Dowdle 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Rico Dowdle, 8.2 to 8.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kendre Miller over Rico Dowdle in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kendre Miller at 8.2 points and Rico Dowdle at 8.0, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.2 fantasy points for Kendre Miller, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendre Miller is 45 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Rico Dowdle, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rico Dowdle is 34 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 9, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kendre Miller 0.1 points ahead of Rico Dowdle on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kendre Miller and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Rico Dowdle and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 29.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 31 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rico Dowdle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.

Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendre Miller played 30 percent of NO snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendre Miller, Week 3 against LV: 14 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 32 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Rico Dowdle played 36 percent of PIT snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Rico Dowdle, Week 1 against ATL: 39 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 2 against NE: 18 of 70 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 6 against TB: 21 of 79 snaps, 7 carries for 40 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.

He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

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

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rico Dowdle for Kendre Miller?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Rico Dowdle 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Rico Dowdle, 8.2 to 8.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kendre Miller for Rico Dowdle?
No. Keep Kendre Miller: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 10 games), Rico Dowdle 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Rico Dowdle, 8.2 to 8.0 projected PPR points.