Fantasy Football: Broncos bring in veteran RB J.K. Dobbins — but what does this mean for RJ Harvey?
The Denver Broncos are signing veteran running back J.K. Dobbins to a one-year contract, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
Dobbins joins a crowded backfield that features rookie RB RJ Harvey, who was drafted in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Harvey was expected to lead the backfield in front of Audric Estime and Jaleel McLaughlin.
Dobbins, 26, is coming off a revival of a season with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2024, leading their backfield with 905 yards on 195 carries with nine touchdowns. Dobbins also added 32 receptions for 153 yards. The Chargers brought in Dobbins as a reclamation project after the Ohio State product had missed most of the past two seasons.
Dobbins was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In his rookie season in Baltimore, Dobbins rushed for 805 yards and nine TDs. Dobbins missed all of the 2021 NFL season due to a knee injury and would later tear his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2023 season.
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Here's what fantasy football analyst Scott Pianowski had to say on the Dobbins signing:
It's never a bad idea to add good football players and J.K. Dobbins can be a good football player at peak. I've long stopped believing he's ever going to be great, though. I think Denver adding Dobbins is more of a commentary on the support guys in their running back room, and not a strike against intriguing rookie, RJ Harvey. Keep in mind, Dobbins has played just 30 of a possible 68 games the last four years, and although he looked like an electric receiver at Ohio State, he hasn't been that guy in the NFL.
If you were already a Harvey fan, this might be a good thing for you. The draft price might have gone down a bit. I don't know when the backfield might belong to Harvey, but looking on the season as a whole, he still feels like the guy to get.