Running back, UCF (from Virginia), 2019–⁠24

R.J. Harvey

Number
No. 7
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Orlando, FL
Born
Feb 4, 2001, in Orlando, Florida

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R.J. Harvey played running back at Virginia (2019) and UCF (2020–⁠24). The Denver Broncos took Harvey in round 2, No. 60 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,577
Rushing yards, 2024 (UCF, 4–⁠8)
Best game
206 yards
Vs. Oklahoma State, week 11, 2023: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 60
Round 2, 2025 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

206rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20247catches, career highat East Carolina, 202292receiving yards, career highvs. Colorado, 2024

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020UCF331.002
2022UCF1187966.7561
2023UCF2261,4166.31692
2024UCF2321,5776.82280
Career5793,7926.54392

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022UCF222159.8029
2023UCF1923812.5250
2024UCF2026713.3375
Career6172011.8575

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022UCF1200
2023UCF3410
2024UCF3540
Career71150

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Virginia7RBYr 1
2020UCF7RBYr 2
2021UCF7RBYr 3
2022UCF7RBYr 4
2023UCF7RBYr 5
2024UCF7RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020UCF3-0.83––-2.5––
2022UCF1410.2784th (n=470)0.1438.516%0.15
2023UCF2340.3995th (n=450)0.1790.127%0.34
2024UCF2480.4499th (n=434)0.16109.730%0.44

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 UCF 12 games, 1,577 rushing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.New HampshireW 57–⁠31114226018
Sep 7vs.Sam HoustonW 45–⁠1419126424––
Sep 14atTCUW 35–⁠3429180227129
Sep 28vs.ColoradoL 21–⁠481677013492
Oct 5atFloridaL 13–⁠241675113135
Oct 12vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠191794031231
Oct 19atIowa StateL 35–⁠3825196280––
Oct 26vs.BYUL 24–⁠3716127254210
Nov 2vs.ArizonaW 56–⁠1222184323214
Nov 9atArizona StateL 31–⁠3525127326210
Nov 23atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠3116130228219
Nov 29vs.UtahL 14–⁠2820119123319
2023 UCF 13 games, 1,416 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠61084148150
Sep 9atBoise StateW 18–⁠161570112234
Sep 16vs.VillanovaW 48–⁠141485224216
Sep 23atKansas StateL 31–⁠44134417256
Sep 30vs.BaylorL 35–⁠362195020116
Oct 7atKansasL 22–⁠5116133153––
Oct 21atOklahomaL 29–⁠312310105428
Oct 28vs.West VirginiaL 28–⁠4114100029430
Nov 4atCincinnatiW 28–⁠262016432717
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateW 45–⁠324206392––
Nov 18atTexas TechL 23–⁠242078218214
Nov 25vs.HoustonW 27–⁠1321136232––
Dec 22 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠301512002727
2022 UCF 12 games, 796 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17atFlorida AtlanticW 40–⁠14850130––
Sep 24vs.Georgia TechW 27–⁠101273015––
Oct 5vs.SMUW 41–⁠19769030––
Oct 13vs.TempleW 70–⁠13473061129
Oct 22atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠34632012777
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 25–⁠211884226125
Nov 5atMemphisW 35–⁠281715116117
Nov 12atTulaneW 38–⁠31128302011
Nov 19vs.NavyL 14–⁠17744013222
Nov 26atSouth FloridaW 46–⁠391674111414
Dec 3atTulaneL 28–⁠45534020215
Dec 28 ✦vs.DukeL 13–⁠30629016325
2020 UCF 2 games, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26atEast CarolinaW 51–⁠281000––
Nov 14vs.TempleW 38–⁠132302––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′8″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71¼″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press16 reps
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Denver Broncos17146540747356
2026 (so far)Denver Broncos41556020132
NFL career21161596767488

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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