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RJ Harvey goes on injured reserve: Jonah Coleman's Week 8 outlook
The Broncos placed RJ Harvey on injured reserve on Oct 31. In Sleeper's Week 8 projection, made after the move, Jonah Coleman projects right at the illustrative starter line: a close call in PPR.
By Swindlr · · Sources & methodology
Projections and statuses below are as of Nov 1, 2026 and change until kickoff. Current outlook: Jonah Coleman · J.K. Dobbins
The short answer
Confirmed: the Broncos placed RJ Harvey on injured reserve on Oct 31, according to ESPN's NFL transactions list, and Sleeper's Week 8 projection has him out. He'd had 4.0 carries and 4.7 targets a game in 6 games this season, 17% of the Broncos' carries and targets in those games.
Sleeper's Week 8 projection (as of Nov 1, 9:32 a.m. ET) has Jonah Coleman at RB22 in PPR (11.7 points), RB22 in half PPR (10.5) and RB23 in standard (9.2). Against the illustrative 12-team starter line (RB24), that's a toss-up at the line (55%) in PPR, a toss-up at the line (54%) in half PPR and a toss-up at the line (53%) in standard.
Not known yet: how the work splits without RJ Harvey. No game has been played since the move; the first one will show it, and these projections are Sleeper's estimate until then.
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What's confirmed
The Broncos placed RJ Harvey on injured reserve on Oct 31, according to ESPN's NFL transactions list. Sleeper's Week 8 projection has him out. He'd had 4.0 carries and 4.7 targets a game in 6 games this season, 17% of the Broncos' carries and targets in those games.
Denver's backfield in Week 8's projections
| Player | This season | PPR | Half PPR | Standard | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Coleman | 6.3 carries and 1.7 targets a game in 3 games this season | 11.7 · RB22 | 10.5 · RB22 | 9.2 · RB23 | no designation |
| J.K. Dobbins | 12.4 carries and 1.3 targets a game in 7 games this season | 8.7 · RB30 | 7.7 · RB31 | 6.8 · RB33 | no designation |
| Cody Schrader | no games this season | 1.5 · RB65 | 1.3 · RB65 | 1.0 · RB66 | no designation |
Projections are Sleeper's, made after the move; no game has been played since. Now: Sleeper's injury data, Nov 1. The starter line is illustrative, the top 24 backs, 30 receivers and 12 tight ends. See current projections for Jonah Coleman and J.K. Dobbins.
What isn't known yet
How long RJ Harvey is out: injured reserve sets a minimum stay, not a return date. How the work splits: the projections above are an estimate until the Broncos play; J.K. Dobbins and Cody Schrader are in the same role and could take some of it. Swindlr follows up once the first game since is in.
What could change this
- No game has been played since the move: the projections are Sleeper's estimate of the new split, not a result.
- When RJ Harvey comes back, the work shifts again.
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Sources & methodology
Automatically generated analysis using the sources and data listed below. Not individually reviewed by a human.
- Denver Broncos transactions: Placed RB RJ Harvey on injured reserve. · ESPN NFL transactions, Oct 31, 2026 · retrieved Nov 1, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET
Covers Oct 31, 2026. Data as of Nov 1, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET.
How this was put together
The move is as ESPN's NFL transactions list reports it. This season's work comes from each week's box score in Swindlr's data (nflverse), in the games each player played. Projections are Sleeper's week 8 lines as of Nov 1, 9:32 a.m. ET, made after the move, scored by Swindlr in PPR, half PPR and standard and ranked among players expected to play. How close a call is comes from how often a projection gap that size went the higher projection's way in 2025, on a curve fitted separately for each scoring. Written before any game since the move; nothing here is a result.
The numbers are worked out before any sentence is written, and the text states only those numbers and the sources' facts. No one was interviewed or quoted.