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Trevor Sikkema released PFF's rankings of the top 32 running backs in the NFL going into the 2025 season, and Harvey did not make the list. And it's not because he's a rookie -- fellow rookie Ashton Jeanty is ranked 13th on the list, and Omarion Hampton (No. 24), Quinshon Judkins (No. 27) and TreVeyon Henderson (No. 28) also made the cut.

If RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins are all that and bag of chips, the Broncos will win the AFC West for first time since 2015.

Jump into the veteran running back market or take an approach that’s worked at other positions the past two years and let young players like RJ

Denver Broncos second-round pick RJ Harvey has not yet signed his rookie contract due to a lack of guaranteed money.

The Denver Post’s Parker Gabriel wrote on June 9 that there was “no signing imminent” for Dobbins. Broncos head coach Sean Payton praised Dobbins, but also piqued interest with other comments on what Gabriel termed the “fascinating subplot.”