Marvin Harrison Jr 2024 Dynasty Rookie Profile
Marvin Harrison Jr 2024 Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile
Position: WR
School: Ohio State
Class: Junior
Date of Birth: August 11, 2002
Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 lbs
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Bio
Marvin Harrison Jr. is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison. He began his high school career at La Salle College High School as a freshman before transferring to St. Joseph’s Prep High School in Philadelphia. There, he racked up 2,625 receiving yards and 37 touchdowns while helping lead his team to three-consecutive state titles. That helped him earn a four-star recruiting grade and offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, LSU, Michigan, and others. Harrison ended up committing to Ohio State where he was joined by high school teammate and quarterback Kyle McCord.
In his true freshman season, Harrison played sparingly behind a star-studded trio of Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. As a result, he caught just 11 passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns. The depth chart opened up for his 2022 sophomore season with both Wilson and Olave departing for the NFL and Smith-Njigba missing most of the season with injury. Harrison took full advantage, catching 79 passes for 1,295 yards. His 14 touchdowns ranked third in the nation. That was enough to earn unanimous first-team All-American. He was also a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award but fell short to Jalin Hyatt.
Harrison became the first wide receiver in Ohio State history to record multiple career 1,000 yards seasons in 2023. He did that while tying a school single-season record with eight 100-yard receiving games. The result was 1,237 yards and 15 touchdowns on 69 receptions. He was once again a unanimous first-team All-American and a Biletnikoff Award finalist, this time taking home the title. He was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy but finished fourth in the voting.
College Stats
Marvin Harrison Jr. College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference
Positives
+Route Running
+Ball Skills
+Body Control
+Contested catches
+Great hands
+Speed
+Acceleration
+5.6 receptions per game
+3.04 yards per team pass attempt
+53.8% touchdown share
+44% Dominator Rating
+1 rush TD in 2023
+Early Declare
Negatives
-Thin frame
-Can improve/expand release packages
-Inconsistent vs press coverage
-Not a threat after the catch
Highlight Reel
Archetype: Possession WR
NFL Comp: Justin Jefferson
Draft Projection: Top-5
Bottom Line:
Marvin Harrison Jr. is about as close to a “can’t miss prospect” as it gets. He is an exceptional route-runner who commands targets and has the versatility to line up in multiple positions across the formation. His top-end speed and impressive acceleration make him a dangerous threat on vertical patterns. What makes him special, though, is pairing that athleticism with incredible ball skills, body control, agility, and natural instincts to make an all-around dominant playmaker who wins in all quadrants of the field. Harrison uses his 6-4 frame to his full advantage, tracking the football, adjusting to the football, and attacking the football at its highest point, making him almost impossible to defend in contested catch and jump ball situations.
There are only a few minor things to point to on Harrison’s profile as areas for improvement. While he is fast off the line of scrimmage, he could still improve and expand on his release packages/techniques. He is also inconsistent versus press coverage. Some of that is due to his somewhat thin frame for his height, some is just lack of extensive experience against tight looks. And lastly, outside of speed and a little wiggle, Harrison doesn’t present much of a threat after the catch. He’ll burn you if you give him space to work with, but once you get hands on him, he’s pretty easy to take down.
Marvin Harrison Jr. checks all the boxes both on tape and from an analytics perspective. He is everything NFL teams want in their top wide receiver. Harrison will be deployed as a team’s alpha, lining up at X, but also getting work from the Z and slot positions as well which will make him a matchup nightmare and headache for defenses to keep track of. He is going to command a high volume of targets from day one. Whoever drafts him will be expected to deploy him as their WR1 from the second he steps on an NFL field. Harrison will be a top-5 pick in the 2024 draft, and it is very possible we see him inside the top-3. In dynasty, Harrison is the locked-in 1.01 in single quarterback rookie drafts and a top-3 selection in superflex.
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