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Should I drop RJ Harvey for fantasy football Week 6? Is RJ Harvey a safe player to cut? Read the fantasy football waivers outlook.
Denver Broncos running back RJ Harvey went from catching 10 passes against San Francisco in Week 4 to catching none against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. He finished Denver's 23-17 win with three carries for seven yards, and his only target fell incomplete.
That's a difficult result to absorb when bye weeks are already thinning fantasy lineups. Harvey has offered useful receiving volume at times, but J.K. Dobbins is getting the carries, and another Broncos back could soon return.
Fantasy managers need to decide whether Harvey's Week 5 disappearance was an isolated disappointment or a reason to find a more dependable option.
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Should I Drop RJ Harvey in Fantasy Football?
Harvey is worth holding in most 12-team PPR leagues.
He is much harder to defend as a must-roster player in shallow standard-scoring formats, where receiving volume does little to compensate for the lack of carries.
His season has been a strange one. Harvey missed Week 2 with a hamstring injury, then caught six passes for 41 yards against the Rams and 10 for 68 yards against the 49ers.
Through four appearances, he has 20 receptions on 22 targets for 132 yards. Sunday was the first time this season he finished a game without a reception.
RJ Harvey breaking tackles 😤
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That receiving work kept him relevant while the rushing opportunity barely materialized. Harvey has 15 carries for 56 yards and no touchdowns this season.
Even his busiest rushing game, seven attempts against San Francisco, wasn't enough to suggest a larger early-down role was coming.
Dobbins continues to occupy that spot. In Week 5, he ran 18 times for 68 yards and a touchdown, adding two catches for six yards.
He played 32 offensive snaps compared with Harvey's 23, yet the difference in touches was 20 to three.
His snap count offers some hope for future involvement, but three touches on 23 plays are not enough for a dependable fantasy role.
Denver's passing game also struggled against the Chargers. Bo Nix threw for 123 yards, which limited opportunities for everyone.
That helps explain a quiet receiving day, but it shouldn't be used to dismiss Harvey's larger problem. He has been dependent on targets because Denver hasn't given him consistent rushing work. There is reason to remain interested. As a rookie in 2025, Harvey produced 540 rushing yards, 356 receiving yards and 12 combined touchdowns.
He has demonstrated more than occasional third-down usefulness, even if his current role looks much smaller.
Jonah Coleman creates another complication. The fourth-round rookie landed on injured reserve with an ankle injury after scoring against Jacksonville in Week 2.
He is eligible to return in Week 7, not this Thursday against Seattle.
Denver hasn't confirmed when he will actually be activated, but another healthy runner could make early-down opportunities even harder for Harvey to find.
RotoBaller's early Week 6 half-PPR rankings place Harvey at RB28 for Week 6, with Dobbins at RB26.That puts Harvey in fringe-flex territory, not among the backs managers should feel compelled to start.
Who Should I Pick Up for Fantasy Football?
Houston's Woody Marks and Green Bay's MarShawn Lloyd are worth checking first. RotoBaller's Week 6 waiver rankings recommend adding both in all leagues.
If either is available and you need a running back with a clearer path to carries, a switch can make sense.
Marshawn Lloyd trucks a guy on his way to the end zone 😤
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Coleman is a stash for managers looking ahead, not a solution for Thursday. His return could change Denver's rotation, but it is too early to assume he'll immediately move ahead of Harvey or Dobbins.
In full-PPR leagues, don't discard Harvey solely because one game produced no catches. The previous two outings showed why his receiving involvement can matter.
But in eight- or 10-team standard leagues, especially with short benches, moving on for a player with steadier touches is reasonable.
Harvey is a bench hold where roster space allows it, not an automatic Week 6 starter.
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