Luther Burden III or RJ Harvey: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Burden — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.
Luther Burden III is the higher consensus play (WR27 to RB38) and projects 11.2 to Harvey's 9.1. No signal favors Harvey this week. The gap is wide.
Luther Burden III
6.68.911.2 Projected Points
RJ Harvey
6.27.69.1 Projected Points
Luther Burden III’s market
RJ Harvey’s market
Why Luther Burden III
Toss-UpWR2 and outside starter opposite Rome Odunze. Explosive yards-after-catch threat with manufactured-touch usage.
Toss-up — WR27 consensus, projects WR37 this week: PHI is the 11th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24.0 implied team total.
- PHI ranks 11 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 2-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 65% snap share.
Why RJ Harvey
Toss-UpRB2 and passing-down complement. Explosive change-of-pace back with strong receiving production and red-zone scoring.
Toss-up — RB38 consensus, projects RB35 this week: LAR is the 11th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 19% target share.
- LAR ranks 11 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 2-game sample).
- Vegas implies 21.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 51% snap share.
Latest on Harvey
RJ Harvey is available for the upcoming game after being a full participant in Friday's practice and receiving no game status.
Injury Report: RBs RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins not assigned game statuses, RB Jonah Coleman ruled out for Week 3 game vs. Ramsdenverbroncos.com · Sep 25, 2026RJ Harvey was a full participant in Thursday practice after being limited on Wednesday.
Injury Report: RBs J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey improve to full practice participants Thursday ahead of Week 3 game vs. Ramsdenverbroncos.com · Sep 24, 2026RJ Harvey (hamstring) was inactive for Denver's Week 2 win over Jacksonville after being limited in practice all week, but head coach Sean Payton suggested Monday that Harvey could return to action in Week 3 against the Rams.
ESPN · Sep 22, 2026Broncos 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.
With injuries to J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey, the Denver Broncos are looking at the week ahead before determining which running back will be ready for Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Broncos have announced their inactive players for Sunday’s matchup with the Jaguars.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Luther Burden III | RJ Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 6.68.911.2 | 6.27.69.1 |
| Consensus rank | WR27 | RB38 |
| Opponent vs position | PHI · 11 of 322-game sample | LAR · 11 of 322-game sample |
| Receptions | 7 of 32 | 21 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 13 of 32 | 12 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 15 of 32 | — |
| Targets | 7 of 32 | — |
| Anytime TD | 15 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing Yards | — | 16 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | — | 1 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | — | 15 of 32 |
| Target share | 21% | 19% |
| Reception share | 20% | 27% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.0-1.5 | 21.3+3.0 |
| Depth chart | WR2 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 65% | 51% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–1 | 0–0+1 toss-up |
Recent form
Luther Burden III — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs MIN | 3.24.76.2 |
| Week 1 | vs CAR | 4.57.09.5 |
RJ Harvey — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs JAX | 0.00.00.0 |
| Week 1 | vs KC | 4.16.18.1 |
Signal breakdown
- 11.2 vs 9.1 projected PPR pointsLuther Burden III +
- Rank 27 vs 38Luther Burden III +
- Opponent DvP rank 11 vs 11 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 24.0 vs 21.3 team pointsLuther Burden III +
- No injury designationseven
- 65% vs 51% snap shareLuther Burden III +
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