Colston Loveland or RJ Harvey: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Start Loveland — the consensus rank and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.
Colston Loveland is the higher consensus play (TE3 to RB38) and plays a 84% snap share to Harvey's 44%. Harvey's edge is the projection, 10.2 to 8.7. The gap is comfortable.
Colston Loveland
5.47.18.7 Projected Points
RJ Harvey
6.38.210.2 Projected Points
Colston Loveland’s market
RJ Harvey’s market
Why Colston Loveland
SitTE1 and pass-catching mismatch. Seam-stretching move tight end with flex alignment and rising target volume.
Sit — TE3 consensus, projects TE16 this week: NYJ is the 4th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 27.0 implied team total.
- NYJ ranks 4 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 8.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 84% snap share.
Latest on Loveland
The tight end has one catch and faces a tough Eagles defense on MNF. With no Caleb Williams, can he get going?
When even the "little guys" are getting a hat on a hat, it's that much easier to post 59 points and over 500 yards.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why RJ Harvey
Toss-Up· lowRB2 and passing-down complement. Explosive change-of-pace back with strong receiving production and red-zone scoring.
RB38 at 10.2 projected with a 19% target share, but only a 44% snap share and a neutral SF matchup (18 of 32) keep him a flex coin-flip.
- SF ranks 18 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 22.0 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 44% snap share.
The call
- Role is split: a 44% snap share over 2 games caps his rushing volume. The 19% target share is a real PPR floor for a back, though, and keeps him flex-viable.
- Matchup is middling. SF ranks 18 of 32 vs RBs, but on a 3-game sample with 0.25 confidence, so it barely moves the needle either way.
- Game script is neutral: a 22.0 implied team total and a 2.5 spread point to a competitive game, which doesn't strongly favor or erase his receiving role.
- Risk: NBC Sports reported he was evaluated for a concussion in Week 3 vs the Rams. He carries no designation now, but confirm he's active before lock. A full practice week and clean status tips him to a PPR flex start; any setback makes him a sit.
Latest on Harvey
RJ Harvey was evaluated for a concussion during Week 3 game versus the Rams on September 27.
NBC Sports · Sep 27, 2026The Broncos are set to regain a key player on offense.
A pair of Broncos running backs have improved to full practice participants ahead of Week 3.
Broncos running backs J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey were limited in practice Wednesday, and Jonah Coleman did not practice. Nevertheless, coach Sean Payton said he thinks "we're going to be all right" at the position Sunday against the Rams.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Colston Loveland | RJ Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 5.47.18.7 | 6.38.210.2 |
| Consensus rank | TE3 | RB38 |
| Opponent vs position | NYJ · 4 of 323-game sample | SF · 18 of 323-game sample |
| Receptions | 8 of 32 | 28 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 8 of 32 | 17 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 1 of 32 | — |
| Targets | 3 of 32 | — |
| Anytime TD | 1 of 32 | 13 of 32 |
| Rushing Yards | — | 19 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | — | 8 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | — | 23 of 32 |
| Target share | 10% | 19% |
| Reception share | 8% | 27% |
| Implied total · spread | 27.0-8.5 | 22.0+2.5 |
| Depth chart | TE1 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 84% | 44% |
| Start/Sit record | — | 0–0+2 toss-ups |
Recent form
Colston Loveland — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs PHI | 3.15.17.1 |
| Week 2 | vs MIN | 0.30.81.3 |
| Week 1 | vs CAR | 0.00.00.0 |
RJ Harvey — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs LAR | 4.77.710.7 |
| Week 2 | vs JAX | DNP |
| Week 1 | vs KC | 4.16.18.1 |
Signal breakdown
- 8.7 vs 10.2 projected PPR pointsRJ Harvey +
- Rank 3 vs 38Colston Loveland +
- Opponent DvP rank 4 vs 18 (32 = softest)RJ Harvey +
- Implied 27.0 vs 22.0 team pointsColston Loveland +
- No injury designationseven
- 84% vs 44% snap shareColston Loveland +
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