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Start Rico Dowdle or Kimani Vidal? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:36 AM ET.

Start Rico Dowdle over Kimani Vidal

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Rico Dowdle

RB · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
9.8
fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
64 of 100 at RB
Snap share
40%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
Sit

Kimani Vidal

RB · LAC · at BAL

Market projects
5.6
recent weeks avg
BAL D vs RB
19.9
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
15 of 100 at RB
Snap share
31%
Through Week 9
Target share
7%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Rico Dowdle for Kimani Vidal?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Kimani Vidal. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Rico Dowdle over Kimani Vidal in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Rico Dowdle at 9.8 points and Kimani Vidal at 5.6, a gap of 4.2. No player market is posted for Kimani Vidal this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (5.8 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kimani Vidal yet. His market-based projections were 5.8 and 5.3 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Rico Dowdle, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rico Dowdle is 32 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Rico Dowdle 4.2 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Kimani Vidal and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 9 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against BAL and caught passes for 17 more yards.

Rico Dowdle and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.

Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Kimani Vidal played 31 percent of LAC snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 28 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Kimani Vidal, Week 9 against HOU: 28 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 30 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 8, Rico Dowdle played 40 percent of PIT snaps, took 37 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rico Dowdle, Week 7 against NO: 28 of 64 snaps, 9 carries for 41 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 45 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 8 against CLE: 28 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.

He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Rico Dowdle for Kimani Vidal?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Kimani Vidal. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Kimani Vidal for Rico Dowdle?

    No. Keep Kimani Vidal: he projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Kimani Vidal.

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