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Royce Freeman or RJ Harvey

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Royce Freeman

Royce Freeman

RB • n/a
RJ Harvey

RJ Harvey

RB • Denver Broncos DEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Freeman over Harvey

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Harvey over Freeman

 
 
 
 
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Outlook RJ Harvey

Pass-Catching Role Offers Standalone Value Amid Tumbling Draft Cost

Operating as the secondary option behind J.K. Dobbins in Denver's backfield, RJ Harvey enters his second season carving out clear passing-down responsibilities. Head coach Sean Payton noted Harvey is positioned to handle third-down duties, giving him standalone utility in PPR formats.

Coming off a rookie campaign with 47 receptions and five receiving scores, Harvey offers reliable pass-catching efficiency. Our projections forecast another solid complementary workload, pegging him for 150 carries, 575 rushing yards, 45 catches, and nine total touchdowns for 180.0 fantasy points.

Market sentiment has cooled considerably on Harvey over the summer. After holding an ADP near 65 in July, his draft cost has tumbled past pick 120 into double-digit rounds. That plunging draft price creates an appealing late-round buying opportunity relative to our projections.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Royce Freeman
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Performance RJ Harvey
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Royce Freeman
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Redzone Touches RJ Harvey
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1 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
21 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Royce Freeman
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START RJ Harvey
OWN
95%
+3.03 compared to last week
START
13%
-1.79 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Royce Freeman
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus RJ Harvey
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Royce Freeman

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Breakdown RJ Harvey

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 37th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 172.10 total points (9.06 avg).
  • Currently 193.5 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.1.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 10 in reception yards with 356 and 7.57 YPC and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 5 and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 8th among RB.
  • Top 6 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 6th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 540 (31.76 per game) and is currently ranked 42nd among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 7 (0.41 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +597, Rush AVG: +3.6 Rush TDs: +7, Receptions: +56, Rec Yards: +424 Rec TDs: +5,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 150, RUSH YDS: 575, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 45, REC YDS: 330, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Royce Freeman

No Injury Reported

Injury RJ Harvey

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Royce Freeman

Week 1
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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups RJ Harvey

Week 1
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.29325.8214103503.39
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 90.00 total points (5.29 avg).
  • Currently 137 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 325.82 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1871 (110.06 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3668 (215.76 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.29 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.09, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -20, INTs: -6, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Royce Freeman
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FantasySP Player Rating
Rating RJ Harvey
17.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Royce Freeman
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2018 DEN 14 130 521 4.0 5 20 14 72 5.1 0
2019 DEN 16 132 496 3.8 3 50 43 256 6.0 1
2020 DEN 11 35 170 4.9 0 13 12 81 6.8 0
2021 CAR 11 56 169 3.0 0 16 10 77 7.7 0
2022 HOU 4 41 117 2.9 0 8 6 33 5.5 0
2023 LAR 9 77 319 4.1 2 2 1 13 13.0 0
ON PACE 41 347 1436 4.1 9 9 5 59 13.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 57 201 3.5 1 8 5 37 6.9 0
Totals 65 471 1792 3.8 10 109 86 532 6.2 1
Career RJ Harvey
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 DEN 16 146 540 3.7 7 58 47 356 7.6 5
ON PACE 72 657 2430 3.7 32 261 212 1602 7.6 23
3-YEAR AVG 9 73 270 3.7 4 29 24 178 7.6 3
Totals 19 165 597 3.6 7 70 56 424 7.6 5
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs PHI 03:40 EDT EST
ATH @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
ATL @WAS 01:05 EDT EST
BAL @COL 03:10 EDT EST
BOS vs SEA 04:10 EDT EST
CHC vs MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW @HOU 08:10 EDT EST
CIN vs SD 12:40 EDT EST
CLE vs TOR 06:40 EDT EST
DET @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
KC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST
LAA vs NYY 09:38 EDT EST
LAD vs STL 10:10 EDT EST
NYM @TB 06:40 EDT EST
PIT vs SF 06:40 EDT EST
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