Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. has arguably the most upside of any NFL Draft prospect to have emerged in recent years, and is drawing comparisons to Hall of Famers as the draft nears.
The consensus top wide receiver in this year’s class, and a likely top-five selection, Pro Football Focus compares Harrison Jr. to Detroit Lions leged and Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson.
“As seems to be the case nearly every year recently,” Sam Monson writes for PFF. “This is one of the best wide receiver draft classes in recent memory. Marvin Harrison Jr. is talked about as one of the best receiver prospects to enter the draft in decades, perhaps as far back as Calvin Johnson in 2007.
“Harrison is the total package at the position, with no flaws to his game and coming from the bloodlines of a Hall-of-Fame father.”
Harrison Jr., 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, was the most lethal weapon in the Buckeyes’ loaded offense last season, pulling down 67 receptions for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 18.1 yards per reception.
Johnson capped his career by wearing a Gold Jacket after catching 731 passes for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns, walking into Canton, Ohio, as a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2021.
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Marvin Harrison Jr. Scouting Report
Some NFL quarterback is going to be thrilled when their team hands in a draft card with Harrison Jr.’s name on it.
“Harrison Jr. has a great and prototypical NFL X-receiver physical build,” Damian Parson writes for The Draft Network. “He uses his frame to out-position DBs in the red zone and on short-yardage routes. He is one of the best and most reliable jump-ball receivers in college football. He attacks the ball at its highest point with a level of confidence rarely seen. His body control and leaping ability make it a difficult cover on the back shoulder and fade concepts. He has hands like vice grips. He rarely drops passes. He has impressive play strength to fight through contact at the catch point and after the catch.”
With a lofty NFL ceiling, Harrison enters the draft after catching 155 passes for 2,613 yards with 31 touchdowns under his belt across three seasons in Columbus.