Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for RJ Harvey?

Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

J.K. Dobbins or RJ Harvey: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey

Wrong: 13.6 to 14.6

Start

J.K. Dobbins

RB · final

Market projected: 9.1; pre-game
Upside: Moderate; 55 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 52%; Week 6
Target share: 13%; Week 6
Scored: 13.6; PPR pts

Sit

RJ Harvey

RB · final

Market projected: 8.7; pre-game
Upside: Limited; 9 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 40%; Week 6
Target share: 17%; Week 6
Scored: 14.6; PPR pts

Should I drop RJ Harvey for J.K. Dobbins?

Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and J.K. Dobbins 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

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Our Week 6 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey in Week 6.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.1 points and RJ Harvey at 8.7, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 49 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 9, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for RJ Harvey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for RJ Harvey is 15 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 13, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts J.K. Dobbins 0.4 points ahead of RJ Harvey on the market projections.

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, J.K. Dobbins played 42 percent of DEN snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 2 against JAX: 21 of 62 snaps, 10 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, RJ Harvey played 42 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 1 against KC: 26 of 51 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 3 against LAR: 24 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 41 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

J.K. Dobbins scored 13.6 PPR points and RJ Harvey scored 14.6.

The call was wrong: RJ Harvey outscored J.K. Dobbins by 1.0.

J.K. Dobbins finished 4.5 points above the 9.1 the market projected.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.6 PPR points.

J.K. Dobbins finished as the week's RB14 in PPR scoring.

RJ Harvey finished 5.9 points above the 8.7 the market projected.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.6 PPR points.

RJ Harvey finished as the week's RB11 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

This call locked at kickoff and was not edited after. It is on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop RJ Harvey for J.K. Dobbins?
Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 10 games) and J.K. Dobbins 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for RJ Harvey?
Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games) and RJ Harvey 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.