Usage comparison · Running backs

David Montgomery vs Rico Dowdle

David Montgomery gets more of his team's runs (44% vs 33%), while Rico Dowdle gets more of his team's passes (9% vs 4%). David Montgomery has played 5 games and Rico Dowdle 3 games. Near the end zone, David Montgomery has had more chances (10 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (28% vs 19%). David Montgomery is scoring more fantasy points a game (9.1 vs 6.1, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 9.3 vs 9.1 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

RBHOU

David Montgomery
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.1
Expected points per gameEst.
9.3

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 6 injury report: Out (Groin)

RBPIT

Rico Dowdle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
6.1
Expected points per gameEst.
9.1

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 6 injury report: Questionable (Toe)

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
David Montgomery and Rico Dowdle, season usage side by side
StatDavid MontgomeryRico Dowdle
Games53
Passes thrown to him
Targets711
Target share4%9%
Catches77
Receiving yards6737
Runs
Carries5222
Carry share44%33%
Rushing yards13877
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances103
Red-zone share28%19%
Goal-line runs30
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns30
Expected touchdownsEst.2.50.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)9.16.1
Fantasy points (PPR)45.518.4
Expected points per gameEst.9.39.1
Points vs expectedEst.−0.5−2.9

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • David Montgomery
  • Rico Dowdle

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Carry share by week
WeekDavid MontgomeryRico Dowdle
163%against BUF38%against ATL
233%against CIN30%against NE
352%against IND— no game with a target, carry or dropback
453%against DAL— no game with a target, carry or dropback
519%against TEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
6— no game with a target, carry or dropback32%against TB

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for David Montgomery and Rico Dowdle
LeaderboardDavid MontgomeryRico Dowdle
Carry share leaders#27of 78 running backs#41of 78 running backs
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#26of 47 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#27of 73 running backs#40of 73 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#32of 118 running backs#71of 118 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#26of 118 running backs#106of 118 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#42of 118 running backs#43of 118 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

David Montgomery

Injury opening

David Montgomery is listed out (groin) on the week 6 report. He has 44% of HOU's carries. Other RBs by share: Woody Marks (41%), Jawhar Jordan (24%).

Week 6 official injury report
Out (groin)
Carry share
44%
Next by share
Woody Marks 41%, Jawhar Jordan 24%

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

Rico Dowdle

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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