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

Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.

Start J.K. Dobbins or RJ Harvey? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey

Dobbins projects lower, 9.3 to 9.7, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 90 for Dobbins, 100 for Harvey.

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 12 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 5%; Through Week 7

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RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.5; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 15 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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

Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.

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Our Week 8 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey in Week 8.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.3 points and RJ Harvey at 9.7, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. J.K. Dobbins still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 90 against 100, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.7, 9.1 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.9, 8.7 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 10.9, 8.7 and 9.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 8.7, 9.1 and 10.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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

Week 8 matchups

RJ Harvey and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

J.K. Dobbins and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

Injury status

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, RJ Harvey played 39 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

RJ Harvey, Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 3 carries for 6 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, J.K. Dobbins played 41 percent of DEN snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for RJ Harvey?
Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.
Should I drop RJ Harvey for J.K. Dobbins?
Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and J.K. Dobbins 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.

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