Marvin Harrison Jr.

#18 · WR · Jr. · Ohio State6′4″ · 205 lb · Philadelphia, PA · St. Joseph's Prep

Marvin Harrison Jr.: WR · Ohio State · #18.

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Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR · Ohio State · Jr · #18

Beats you over the top. Three seasons in the Ohio State receiving corps to date. Named All-America (Consensus) two seasons running, most recently in 2023. One game to point at: 163 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Maryland — Week 6, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Ohio State in the news

Fans storm field after USC upsets Ohio StateLos Angeles Times Nov 1
Ohio State injury report releasedEleven Warriors Oct 29
Big Ten limits NIL dealsOct 28
Oregon fires offensive coordinatorOct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Ohio State	67	1,211	18.1	14	75
2022	Ohio State	77	1,263	16.4	14	58
2021	Ohio State	11	139	12.6	3	25
Career		155	2,613	16.9	31	75

Season	Team
2023	Ohio State	2	26
2022	Ohio State	2	32
2021	Ohio State	--	--
Career		4	58

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 23-3@ Indiana	2	18	9.0	0	9
Wk 2	W 35-7vs Youngstown State	7	160	22.9	2	71	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 63-10vs Western Kentucky	5	126	25.2	1	75
Wk 4	W 17-14@ No. 9 Notre Dame	3	32	10.7	0	19
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Maryland	8	163	20.4	1	58	Season-high 163 yds
Wk 7	W 41-7@ Purdue	6	105	17.5	1	34
Wk 8	W 20-12vs No. 7 Penn State	11	162	14.7	1	35	162-yard receiving day
Wk 9	W 24-10@ Wisconsin	6	123	20.5	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 35-16@ Rutgers	4	25	6.3	2	16	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 38-3vs Michigan State	7	149	21.3	2	57	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 37-3vs Minnesota	3	30	10.0	1	20
Wk 13	L 24-30@ No. 3 Michigan	5	118	23.6	1	44
Total		67	1211	18.1	14	75

Signature game

Week 8 · 2023

W 20-12

vs Penn State

11 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD

With J. Mirco — 47.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Youngstown State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +6.78Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 71 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.08Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 75 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 6 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.92Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 58 yds to the MD 32 for a
Week 11 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.59Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 57 yds to the MSU 20 for a
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.56Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 35 yds to the WIS 24 for a
Week 8 · Penn State · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.43Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 18 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)

4 more plays

Week 13 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 44 yds to the MICH 42 for a
Week 6 · Maryland · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.32Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 17 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 2 · Youngstown State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 39 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 24 yds to the MICH 45 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Ryan Day — 33-6 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#11 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

91All-America level #11 of 497 · 2023?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (96th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: catch rate (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#28 / 639 · 96th pct

15.6%

Yards / catch#28 / 639 · 96th pct

18.3

EPA / target#54 / 639 · 92nd pct

1.24

Explosive rate#110 / 639 · 83rd pct

21.1%

Catch rate#489 / 639 · 23rd pct

73.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#3 / 566 · 99th pct

Rec yards#9 / 566 · 98th pct

1211

Receptions#44 / 566 · 92nd pct

Yards / catch#44 / 566 · 92nd pct

18.1

Rush TDs#13 / 294 · 89th pct

Long catch#63 / 566 · 88th pct

Rush yards#74 / 294 · 74th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

76th → 92nd percentile

Explosive rate

76th → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

20th → 23rd percentile

TD rate

88th → 96th percentile

Yards / catch

89th → 96th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.8	132	19.1	1.3
Road6g	4.3	70.2	14.6	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	101	17.6	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	101	16.1	1.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Pass share

48.4%

399 pass / 425 run

Plays / game

63.4

13 games

Team sack rate

4.3%

422 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Heisman Trophy finalist

A finalist for the position's national player-of-the-year award.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

91 · #11 of 497 WRs · 2023

Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP1st

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI1st

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Marvin Harrison Jr.

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Style of play

Fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Heisman Trophy finalist

Three seasons at Ohio State, drafted

2021 3 games

2022 13 games

2023 12 games

2024

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