In the National Football League, Rico Dowdle plays running back for the Dallas Cowboys. His full name is Rico Sharod Dowdle Jr. He is 98 kg and 1.80 m tall. He attended A.C. Reynolds High School, where he played high school football, racking up 247 carries for 2,545 yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. Along with having a 55-yard touchdown reception, he also completed passes for 1,434 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
He garnered All-WNC Player of the Year, Parade All-American, and All-state honors for his 63 total touchdowns, a WNC single-season record. Following high school, he enrolled at the University of South Carolina, where he played NCAA football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
As a freshman, he underwent surgery to cure a sports hernia in the offseason, which caused him to miss the first four games. He was hampered by a groin injury in the offseason, but as a senior, he still finished second on the team with 108 carries for 498 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. He was able to place 15th all-time at the school with 2,167 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns in 39 games.
Eight of his rushing efforts totaled 100 yards or more, with his best performance clocking in at 226 yards. In 2020, he took part in the East-West Shrine Bowl. Dowdle was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL Draft, which was held in April of that year.
How Tall Is Rico Dowdle?
Rico Dowdle is 1.80 meters tall.