Marvin Harrison Jr. has made a strong first impression on his Arizona Cardinals teammates.
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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) pushes off Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Devon Williams (9) as he runs down the field during the first half of their game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at Ohio Stadium.
The No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Harrison Jr. has been widely viewed as a generational wide receiver prospect and arrives in Arizona as a potential game-changer in quarterback Kyler Murray’s arsenal.
As Cardinals training camp gets underway, Harrison Jr. is already impressing some of his new teammates.
“This guy’s elite,” Trey McBride told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “He’s a freak of nature. It’s one of those things where a guy of his stature shouldn’t be able to move the way he moves. He shouldn’t be as fast as he is. He shouldn’t be able to catch the ball the way he does.
“Everything he does is elite. The hype that was around him in college, he definitely lived up to the hype. He’s a great person, a great player, and I’m excited to see the connection him and Kyler have come training camp.”
Marvin Harrison Jr.’s Impact on Arizona Cardinals’ Offense
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Harrison Jr., 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, immediately ascends to the top of the Cardinals’ depth chart at receiver, after catching 67 passes for 1,211 yards with 14 touchdowns during his final season in Columbus.
“I think that takes us to another level,” Murray said via ESPN. “When you got a guy out there that is capable of winning one-on-ones, obviously he’s got to go do it and he knows that. We all know it, but as far as manipulating coverage and stuff like that, you got a guy out there that can do that and even if he’s not open, he’s open.”
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