Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. didn’t hit the eschelon many expected him to reach as a rookie in 2024.
While he managed to snag eight touchdowns — good enough to tie for the 13th most in the NFL — Harrison’s 885 receiving yards and 62 catches were far from eye-popping.
But with more time on task with quarterback Kyler Murray and a full NFL offseason that doesn’t include any sort of NFL Draft process, NFL.com’s Marc Ross has Harrison as one of his 10 second-year breakout candidates.
(He exceeded) 90 receiving yards in just three games while being held to fewer than 40 seven times. The offense struggled with consistency in 2024, and the chemistry between Kyler Murray and his No. 1 receiver was not where it needed to be, something they are trying to improve this offseason. … With a full NFL season and offseason now under Harrison’s belt, it certainly feels like we will see a different version of the 2024 fourth overall pick this fall.
Why Marvin Harrison Jr. is poised for a breakout season
Ross’ thinking isn’t all that farfetched, especially given what Murray said about the wide receiver while on with the Cardinals Corner podcast.
“For him to have eight touchdowns and feel like he didn’t even scratch the surface, I think that’s saying something.”
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has all the confidence in the world in WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and what they can accomplish.
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— Tyler Drake (@Tdrake4sports) April 11, 2025
“For him to have eight touchdowns and feel like he didn’t even scratch the surface, that’s saying something,” Murray said in April. “Obviously, me and him have to be better and we will be better. But I loved where he was mentally at the end of the season.
“Being more open, being more comfortable with the guys in the locker room, being more comfortable with me, being more comfortable just to speak his mind within the receiving room with (Israel Woolfork and Drew Terrell).”
With more chemistry between the two, that should translate to more consistent showings on a regular basis.
Getting more out of others in the wide receivers room could also help take some of the eyes off Harrison.
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While Arizona’s WR2 Michael Wilson nearly turned in a full season of health, his numbers didn’t change all that much:
Year 1: 38 catches for 565 yards and three TDs in 13 games
Year 2: 47 catches for 548 yards and four TDs in 16 games
Slot man Greg Dortch set a new career high in scores with three but splits time as a returner.
Zay Jones has shown he can be effective in the receiving game throughout his time in the NFL but has yet to really flash that in Arizona.
Free agent addition Simi Fehoko hasn’t caught more than six passes in a single season and undrafted signings Xavier Weaver and Bryson Green have a depth chart to climb.
If someone can emerge as a legit third option behind Harrison and tight end Trey McBride in the passing game, things could open up that much more for the second-year pro.
But whether that happens or not, head coach Jonathan Gannon remains confident in the wideout’s potential in Year 2.
“I’m not going to speak truth into the universe, but just wait until this guy plays this year.”@AZCardinals HC Jonathan Gannon talks about a potential year 2 leap for Marvin Harrison Jr. with @AdamSchein.
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“The guy’s a ready-made pro. He does all the right things,” Gannon told Adam Schein on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio last week. “He was here the whole offseason. He skipped out one week, he went and trained with a bunch of different receivers, but he was here the whole offseason.
“I think he added a little bit of muscle mass. He looks a little bit bigger. All his numbers, his metrics are all better than when we got him. I’m not going to speak truth into the universe but just wait until this guy plays this year.”
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