Sure enough, not many bites into that dinner, the Denver Broncos called the former UCF running back Friday night and informed him he would be the 60th overall pick and 28th selection of the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. “Right before my phone started ringing, I felt like Denver was gonna get me. It was crazy,” Harvey said.

RJ Harvey finished among the nation's leading rushers in his sixth college season and set the UCF Knights' all-time touchdown record.

The Broncos appear to have struck gold with their 2024 draft choice of quarterback Bo Nix. On Friday night, they tried to land the running back equivalent. With the No. 60 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Denver chose R.J. Harvey, an RB out of Central Florida.