Cardinals WR1 who took the sophomore leap in 2025 with his first Pro Bowl nod.
Marvin Harrison Jr.'s rookie year was modest. His sophomore year confirmed the projections that made him the No. 4 overall pick. 90 catches, 1,170 yards, 12 TDs in 2025, plus his first Pro Bowl. Arizona's offense rebuilt around him and Kyler Murray.
Path to the league
Son of Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. Two-time first-team All-American at Ohio State. Cardinals took him fourth overall in 2024. Rookie year produced 885 yards but only 8 TDs.
Career highlights
2025 Pro Bowl. 2x Biletnikoff Award winner (2022, 2023). 2x unanimous All-American. Cardinals franchise records for receptions and yards in a player's first two seasons combined.
2025 season recap
90 catches on 138 targets for 1,170 yards and 12 TDs. Arizona went 8-9. Harrison's TD total was tied for fourth in the NFL. His route-running polish is widely seen as the best of any sub-25 receiver in football.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Marvin Harrison Jr.
- Pro Football Reference: Marvin Harrison Jr.
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
12 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cardinals | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2026 | texans | 2 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2026 Totals | 6 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 2 | 33 |
| 2025 | cardinals | 12 | 41 | 608 | 14.8 | 4 | 45 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 17 | 62 | 885 | 14.3 | 8 | 60 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Group
- offense
- College
- Ohio State
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
Latest news about Marvin Harrison Jr.
All news →Cardinals Receiver Jalen Brooks Out for the Season After Playing Through a Wrist Injury
Brooks hurt the wrist in the first quarter, told no one and kept playing; it needed emergency surgery. He had taken over the X receiver role after the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade.
Cardinals Edge Rams 18-16 in Week 6
Arizona Cardinals 18, Los Angeles Rams 16 at SoFi Stadium. Jacoby Brissett went 24 of 35 for 218 yards with 1 interception.
AI Predicts Every Week 6 Game of the 2026 NFL Season
After an 8-of-15 Week 5 in which the coin-flip picks went 1 for 6, the model picks all 14 Week 6 games, from Seahawks-Broncos on Thursday to Commanders-49ers on Monday night, with the Chiefs the widest lean.
Texans Trade for Marvin Harrison Jr., Reuniting Him With C.J. Stroud
Houston sends 2027 second- and sixth-round picks to Arizona for the fourth pick of the 2024 draft and a seventh-rounder. Harrison had five catches in four games this season. Mike LaFleur said he blames himself for Harrison's development.
Giants Beat Cardinals 36-24 in Week 4
New York Giants 36, Arizona Cardinals 24 at MetLife Stadium. Jameis Winston went 18 of 29 for 250 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Marvin Harrison Jr. on a brutal 2025: 'Couldn't really catch a break. But that's life.'
Appendicitis, a concussion, two heel injuries: the Cardinals receiver lost five games to a cascade of ailments. He says the recovery is ongoing but won't linger into 2026.
