Harvey to IR: Dobbins starts, Coleman becomes a stash

Four games, not four calendar weeks

Denver put RJ Harvey on injured reserve Saturday after a knee injury. The club says Week 13 against Miami is his earliest eligible return. Your replacement plan needs to cover that gap rather than assume he will be back immediately after a month passes.

Use an IR place if your league permits it. If it doesn't, compare the cost of carrying Harvey with the starters you can actually field during the absence. A rebuilding team can tolerate that wait more easily than a contender whose bench is already full of unavailable players.

Dobbins gets the first claim

J.K. Dobbins is listed ahead of Harvey on Denver's depth chart. He is the immediate lineup choice. Jonah Coleman becomes more interesting as a reserve with an opening for work, but losing the second back does not automatically make the third back a fantasy starter.

Coleman belongs on a bench before he belongs in RB2. Watch whether he earns work with the game still competitive, whether he stays on the field in passing situations and whether his opportunity survives a Dobbins mistake or rest series.

Don't chase a roster elevation

Denver also elevated Cody Schrader. That supplies another available runner; it isn't a declaration that he will lead the backfield. In a normal-depth league, prefer Coleman as the bench addition and leave Schrader as a watch-list player.

If you need points this week, prioritise Dobbins or another established starter over either reserve. If you are building for later, Coleman's chance to turn availability into a sustained role is the more relevant question. Check the Denver team page for the room and upcoming games.