Denver gets a much-needed win over the Chiefs, 22-19, but rookie RJ Harvey left much to be desired
On Sunday, Denver won a hard-fought game at home against Kansas City, but the excitement of rookie RJ Harvey fell short. Broncos fans and fantasy managers alike were expecting big things from the rookie’s first start with J.K. Dobbins on the shelf. In hindsight, maybe expectations against a strong Chiefs defense were a bit premature.
Harvey had shown flashes in limited use this season, but without leading man Dobbins on the field, the opportunity to show off why he was coach Sean Payton’s second-round draft pick (No. 60 overall) was there for the rookie to take center stage. Unfortunately, the reigning AFC champions were lying in wait and the 24-year-old was overmatched from the jump.
Harvey collected just 30 yards rushing on 11 carries (2.7 YPC) with a long of seven yards. He displayed more efficiency in the passing game, as he caught all three targets for 20 yards (6.7), but what unable to get into the painted area, neither by land nor air. In his defense, 14 touches does not a superstar make, and his 11 carries bested the 10 combined the other three ball-carriers accounted for. Jaleel McLaughlin led the group with 3.2 YPC and was the only back to score a touchdown.
Fantasy Lowdown: It was a big disappointment for fans of the team and Harvey’s fantasy managers. Better days will be ahead for the rookie, as Dobbins is set to miss the balance of the season. Harvey has two forgiving matchups (at Washington and Las Vegas) after the team’s bye, though his fantasy playoff schedule will be brutal: Green Bay, Jacksonville, @Chiefs.
Author: Samwise (@BuyAndSellYou)
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Denver Broncos running back JK Dobbins injured his foot from a hip drop tackle late in the win over the Raiders on Thursday Night Football.
JK Dobbins can’t catch a break on injuries. He has missed significant chunks of his career to various injuries. This opens the door for highly touted rookie RJ Harvey. Of course head coach Sean Payton has to allow that to happen.
JK Dobbins has been a reliable back in fantasy as a RB18 on the season. RJ Harvey’s explosiveness as a fill in back has him as RB22 on the season. Now that Harvey has an opportunity for a bigger role, we have a potential league winner on our hands. This may be your last opportunity buy Harvey before a massive breakout.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
All of the Denver Broncos skill players underwhelmed in their Thursday Night Football matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Denver Broncos only scored one touchdown in their game Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders. In the second quarter Bo Nix connected with Troy Franklin for a seven yard touchdown.
Nix finished with 150 passing yards and two interceptions as well as the touchdown pass. Rookie wide receiver Pat Bryant led the team with 43 receiving yards on just one reception, JK Dobbins led the way on the ground with 77 rushing yards. Rookie running back RJ Harvey and wide receiver Courtland Sutton both had less than 25 scrimmage yards.
This was a disappointing performance for the Denver offense but Franklin seems to have established himself as their clear cut wide receiver two, Sutton and Dobbins remain quality fantasy assets and the rookies, Bryant and Harvey are still carving out their roles.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
The Denver Broncos have multiple players with massive fantasy outputs on the porous Dallas Cowboys defense.
The Denver Broncos stampeded over the Dallas Cowboys in 44-24 win. Quarterback Bo Nix had 4 passing touchdowns, running back JK Dobbins had 111 rushing yards on 15 carries and rookie running back RJ Harvey exploded for 3 touchdowns, 2 on the ground and 1 through the air.
Bo Nix was QB8 on the season heading into week 8, the offense is starting to gel at the right time. JK Dobbins is on pace for his best season as a pro despite injury woes throughout his career thus far. Rookie running back RJ Harvey has been disappointing up until this week. Harvey’s play should warrant him more playing time. Both backs should be very complementary with Nix at the helm. Denver head coach Sean Payton has this offense rolling ahead. The Broncos offense is very viable in fantasy.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
At the start of the preseason, a Denver Broncos beat writer has JK Dobbins as the RB1 ahead of rookie RJ Harvey.
Recently acquired free agent running back JK Dobbins has quickly ascended the Broncos depth chart and assumed the RB1 role ahead of second round rookie RJ Harvey, per beat reporter Benjamin Allbright.
Allbright cited Harvey’s need to develop pass protection as the main reason why Dobbins should be first in the depth chart for Denver. Last year, Dobbins averaged 4.6 yards per carry, and totaled over 1000 scrimmage yards for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Harvey is currently off the draft boards at ADP RB21 while Dobbins holds ADP RB35. If reports continue like this, both running backs’ ADPs will continue to converge.
Author: Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder)
Rookie running back RJ Harvey signs his contract with the Denver Broncos.
One of many 2nd round picks that had yet to reach an agreement, RJ Harvey signed a four year $7.36 million deal one day after Broncos rookies reported for training camp. The deal includes a $1.992 million dollar signing bonus.
With the deal coming just 24 hours after the Denver rookies reported for training camp, Harvey hasn’t missed much time and he should be able to compete for a prominent role in the Broncos’ backfield.
Harvey has been a fantasy darling since the Broncos surprisingly took him the 2nd round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sean Payton has been somewhat of a running back kingmaker over the course of his coaching career, with Harvey under contract for training camp expect his ADP to hold for now and potentially rise throughout camp.
Author: David Leonard (@RealDelcoDave)
