The Broncos are placing RB RJ Harvey on short-term IR due to a knee injury he suffered in practice this week. That would knock him out for at least four games, though it doesn’t look like the team expects him to be out much longer than that. The timing helps by giving Harvey extra time through the Week 10 bye. He will be eligible to return for the Week 13 home date with the Dolphins.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: Jonah Coleman Gets Pass-Game Upside
Harvey averaged just 4.0 carries per game in six appearances this season, so his loss shouldn’t significantly change the rushing volume for other Denver RBs.
He ranks eighth among all RBs in targets and is tied for sixth in receptions, though. A 10-catch visit to San Francisco boosted those numbers significantly, but Harvey certainly leaves a bigger void in the passing game.
That would probably help Jonah Coleman more than JK Dobbins. Coleman ran eight pass routes to Dobbins’ two in last Sunday’s win over the Cardinals. For the season, Dobbins played just 71 of the team’s 256 total pass snaps, despite Coleman missing four games.
Coleman now leads Dobbins in our Week 8 rankings after pacing Denver RBs in Week 7 playing time and touches. Expect that to continue, barring some notable usage changes.