Denver Broncos second-round draft pick RJ Harvey made his (preseason) NFL debut in a 30-9 win over the San Francisco 49ers last Saturday. The rookie running back rushed seven times for 25 yards and hauled in a four-yard reception.

After the dust settled, NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger reviewed the film and took to Twitter/X to review Harvey’s first game in the NFL.

Broncos second-year quarterback Bo Nix was asked about Harvey’s performance after the win.

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“Yeah, it’s fun to watch him go out there and compete,” Nix said. “He’s young. He’s got a lot of ball left ahead of him. He’s got some juice. He can get out of the backfield and catch the ball. His routes are great. He runs the ball really well and he’s just going to learn and grow and continue to get better with the run schemes and all that kind of stuff. It’s hard as a newcomer that your first time really going live to see how everything develops. But it’s going to take time, and he’s just going to get better over time and each rep he gets, he’s going to get better at it.

“He’s going to see a lot more as he goes down the road and he’s just going to be able to add a lot of tools to his toolbox as we go. So I’m excited for him, excited for the whole running back room. I thought they did a really good job. They ran the ball tough, ran the ball physically, got some first downs, broke a lot of tackles, which is always good to see, and so that’s a good room right now.”

Harvey appears poised to share the backfield with J.K. Dobbins this season. Other backs competing for playing time in Denver include  Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, Blake Watson and Audric Estime. It wasn’t a perfect debut for Harvey, but there were some promising signs. The Arizona Cardinals are on deck next (full preseason schedule).

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