Harvey rushed seven times for 25 yards and brought in one of two targets for four yards in the Broncos' 30-9 preseason win over the 49ers on Saturday night. Harvey had a prominent role in the Broncos' first possession,

RJ Harvey, the running back the Broncos selected in the second round of this year’s draft, was listed as the final RB on the depth chart, trailing J.K. Dobbins, Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estime, Tyler Badie and Blake Watson.

In April, after happily snatching him up at pick no. 60, Denver general manager George Paton referred to UCF running back RJ Harvey as the staff’s “pet cat.” But it’s July

Harvey is listed fifth on Denver's initial preseason depth chart, even though he's been repping as the No. 2 RB in practice, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports. Multiple Denver beat writers have noted that coach Sean Payton almost always puts rookies at the bottom of the depth chart.

Insert all the caveats about it being August and this being an "unofficial" depth chart and whatever else you want to say. Frankly, it's not how anyone is expecting the season to actually play out. It feels more a matter of procedure to put the rookie at the bottom to start things off.