Should you start RJ Harvey, Bhayshul Tuten, or Kaleb Johnson in Week 2? John explores the outlooks for three rookie running backs in Week 2 of the 2025 season.

This year's rookie running backs, for the most part, didn't perform up to expectations in Week 1. This isn't a total surprise, though -- scoring in general was down across the board, and most teams struggled to put up the offensive numbers they would have liked to.

Even Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty , hailed as a generational prospect and the NFL's next elite running back from Day 1, managed just two yards per carry and 40 total yards from scrimmage in his NFL debut. So for the backs selected below him, things weren't so bleak.

Denver Broncos running back RJ Harvey , Jacksonville Jaguars tailback Bhayshul Tute

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