FOX Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano believes Dowdle “should end up as the workhorse” in the Steelers’ backfield after speaking with head coach Mike McCarthy.

That is massive for fantasy football. Dowdle is coming off back to back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and could now be stepping into a run heavy Pittsburgh offense designed to take pressure off 42 year old Aaron Rodgers. If the workload tilts heavily toward Dowdle, his current fringe RB2/FLEX price could look downright silly by October.

Jaylen Warren isn’t going anywhere, but fantasy managers shouldn’t ignore the smoke surrounding Dowdle. A true lead-back workload could turn Dowdle from a late round afterthought into a weekly fantasy weapon and potentially one of 2026’s biggest RB steals.