#18

Marvin Harrison Jr.

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2023: 67 catches, 1,211 receiving yards, 14 TD.

WR · Ohio State · Jr. · #18

6′4″ · 205 lb · Philadelphia, PA

CFB Index 91 · #11 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceConsensus AAArizona — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 4, #4 overall

On production he ranks #11 of 497 WRs; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 97 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Statement game11 rec · 162 yds · 1 TDvs Penn State (FBS) · W 20-12

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

Uh oh Gus... Harrison looks like a busted Ford focus on that driver/CFB game thread · ▲ 10His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2023: 67 catches, 1,211 receiving yards, 14 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Arizona in 2024.
Named All-America (AP) in 2023.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #4 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 2,613 receiving yards, a Consensus All-American season (2022) — drafted at #4 overall by Arizona.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 185 yds at Penn State.Penn State · W 44-312022

20213 games

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of St. Joseph's Prep

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Richter–Howard Receiver of the Yearwinner

202312 games

All-Americafirst · 13 selectors
All-Big Tenfirst
Biletnikoffwinner
Big Ten Most Valuable Playerwinner
Big Ten Graham–George Offensive Player of the Yearwinner
Big Ten Richter–Howard Receiver of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Arizonaround 1, pick 4

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#97 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #4

Arizona · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

30 honors · 2 categories

🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2023)

11 first-team selectors

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Featured in The Canon

#24

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 3rd NFL season

#4Rd 1 · Pick 4

ArizonaEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

91All-America level #11 of 497?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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 & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

91 · #11 of 497 WRs

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

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI1st

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

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 20–12

vs Penn State

11 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD

With J. Mirco — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Youngstown State · 3&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 · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.08Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 75 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 6 · Maryland · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.92Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 58 yds to the MD 32 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.59Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 57 yds to the MSU 20 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.56Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 35 yds to the WIS 24 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Penn State · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.43Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 18 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 44 yds to the MICH 42 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Maryland · 3&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 · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 39 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Kyle McCord pass complete to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 24 yds to the MICH 45 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 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@ Michigan	5	118	23.6	1	44
Total		67	1211	16.8	14	75