Dare Ogunbowale
30-Year-Old
2024 Rush/Rec Stats
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2
YDS
3
TD
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23
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ogunbowale has established himself as a special-teams ace in the NFL, but he's been unable to translate that secure roster spot into consistent opportunities for touches and has played more snaps on special teams than on offense in each of the last four seasons. He does offer some potential as a passing-down option, but his career 3.4 yards per carry highlights his limitations as a runner, and his efficiency has declined further any time he's gotten a sizable role. With Joe Mixon now heading the Texans' backfield, Ogunbowale has an even narrower path to fantasy utility. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Four touches in win
Ogunbowale had two carries for three yards and caught both his targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 19-13 win over the Bears.
ANALYSIS
Ogunbowale took a back seat to Cam Akers, who was the primary beneficiary of Dameon Pierce's hamstring injury. While Ogunbowale out-snapped Akers (20-13), the latter had more touches (8-4). Akers also had a conspicuous fumble in the red zone as the Texans were preparing to take a two-touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter. Pierce's injury, plus the ankle injury Joe Mixon played through Sunday, could shuffle up roles in the Houston backfield ahead of Week 3's road matchup in Minnesota.
Ogunbowale took a back seat to Cam Akers, who was the primary beneficiary of Dameon Pierce's hamstring injury. While Ogunbowale out-snapped Akers (20-13), the latter had more touches (8-4). Akers also had a conspicuous fumble in the red zone as the Texans were preparing to take a two-touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter. Pierce's injury, plus the ankle injury Joe Mixon played through Sunday, could shuffle up roles in the Houston backfield ahead of Week 3's road matchup in Minnesota.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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How do Dare Ogunbowale's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
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Broken Tackle %
0.0%Positive Run %
50.0%% Yds After Contact
100.0%Avg Yds After Contact
1.5Rushing TD %
0.0%Touches Per Game
2.5% Snaps w/Touch
15.6%Air Yards Per Game
6.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.38% Team Air Yards
2.4%% Team Targets
4.5%Avg Depth of Target
4.0 YdsCatch Rate
100.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
3.7% Targeted On Route
16.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
55.5
Cornerbacks
86.5
Safeties
34.1
Linebackers
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Measurables Review
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How do Dare Ogunbowale's measurables compare to other running backs?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"Weight
205 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.65 secShuttle Time
4.34 secCone Drill
6.99 secVertical Jump
35.0 inBroad Jump
120 inBench Press
14 repsHand Length
9.13 inArm Length
31.38 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Following Dameon Pierce's season-ending ankle injury in Week 14 last season, the Texans were left with Ogunbowale, Royce Freeman and Red Burkhead in the backfield. Ogunbowale and Freeman finished the season as co-leads but neither was going to be featured for long. Pierce is back from his injury and the Texans also added a capable backup in Devin Singletary, who spent the first four years of his career in Buffalo, including at times as the lead back. Ogunbowale will be no better than third on the team's depth chart and probably fourth behind Mike Boone.
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Targeted once in Week 1 win
Ogunbowale caught his lone target for three yards in Sunday's 29-27 win over Indianapolis in Week 1.
ANALYSIS
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Scores TD on Friday
Ogunbowale rushed three times for 10 yards and a touchdown in Friday's 20-12 preseason win over Steelers.
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Starts Thursday
Ogunbowale had three carries for 14 yards and caught both targets for 21 yards in Thursday's 21-17 preseason loss to the Bears.
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Returning to Houston
Ogunbowale re-signed with the Texans on a one-year deal Sunday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Serves as No. 2 back
Ogunbowale had two carries for seven yards and caught his lone target for 13 yards in Houston's 34-10 playoff loss to Baltimore last Saturday. He finished the 2023 regular season with eight carries for 35 yards and two catches on seven targets for 18 yards over 12 games.
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Could be RB2 behind Mixon
With Dameon Pierce missing Friday's practice and being listed as questionable for Week 1 against Chicago due to a hamstring injury, Ogunbowale could slide into the No. 2 running back role behind starter Joe Mixon.
ANALYSIS
Despite being listed behind Pierce on the depth chart, Ogunbowale played more snaps on offense and caught one pass for three yards in the Texans' Week 1 loss to the Colts. British Brooks was limited to special-teams duties and Cam Akers was a healthy scratch in Week 1, meaning Ogunbowale would be the most likely candidate to handle backup duties behind Mixon for Week 2 should Pierce be sidelined.
Despite being listed behind Pierce on the depth chart, Ogunbowale played more snaps on offense and caught one pass for three yards in the Texans' Week 1 loss to the Colts. British Brooks was limited to special-teams duties and Cam Akers was a healthy scratch in Week 1, meaning Ogunbowale would be the most likely candidate to handle backup duties behind Mixon for Week 2 should Pierce be sidelined.