Harvey Is Questionable, Mims Is Missing, and Denver's Skill Positions Are Running Out of Margin

RJ Harvey is listed as Questionable heading into Week 2, which is better than it could be. Last season he carried a real offensive role — 597 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, plus meaningful work as a receiver out of the backfield. Losing him for any stretch would leave J.K. Dobbins as the only back with proven production, and Dobbins himself played just ten games in 2025. The depth behind those two hasn't logged meaningful snaps.

The quieter problem is Marvin Mims Jr., who doesn't appear on the current injury report but also isn't showing up in the active skill-position picture this week. Mims was a genuine third option in the passing game last year — nearly 500 receiving yards and a rushing wrinkle Denver used situationally. With Courtland Sutton still on an expiring deal and Troy Franklin as the only other receiver with real production, the Broncos are already operating with two wideouts who matter. Losing a third option, even a complementary one, tightens the offense in ways that show up late in games.

Denver's receiver room was flagged as thin by count going into the season — only two wideouts with observed playing time from 2025, and the August additions of Kyre Duplessis and Kyrese Rowan haven't changed that calculus yet. My read is that Harvey returning to any practice activity, even limited, is the better of the two developments this week. But the Mims situation is worth watching. This offense doesn't have enough slack to absorb another name going sideways.