Questions about Marvin Harrison Jr.’s future in Arizona are starting to follow him, and NFL reporter Charles Robinson says the trade conversation around the Cardinals receiver is real enough to track.
Robinson dug into Harrison’s market by talking with front offices around the league, and the feedback he got painted a player whose value is still tied to the promise that made him the No. 4 pick in 2024. One general manager said the problem is that Harrison keeps getting measured against the hype that came with him.
“He is a player that is getting judged relative to what he was supposed to be, while people are losing sight of the fact that he is still a useful player,” the GM said.
That tension shows up in the range of valuations Robinson heard. Three front offices, he reported, believe Harrison would bring back a projected late second-round pick, with his Ohio State résumé and the “uneven nature of the Arizona Cardinals franchise that he was drafted into” both helping explain that price.
“I think what we saw at Ohio State is still in there. But [in just over two seasons] he’s had two coaching staffs, [two] quarterbacks, an injury - it fits into the production and probably where his head is.
… Football environment comes out. That’s not meant to criticize this [current] Arizona coaching staff, either.
I’m sure they inherited whatever happened with Marvin in 2025,”
a personnel executive said.
Other evaluators were a little lower on the return. Four front office executives told Robinson they see Harrison as worth a third-round pick plus another piece, such as a late-round selection or some kind of pick-swap package. One GM pointed to the Cowboys’ trade for WR George Pickens, when Dallas sent a third- and fifth-round pick for Pickens and a sixth-rounder, as a reference point.
There was also a more creative path floated: a one-for-one player swap. One GM who landed in that camp suggested Harrison could be moved for another player who no longer fits a team’s coaching staff or scheme, citing the Titans-Jets trade of DT T’Vondre Sweat for DE Jermaine Johnson. That same GM even mentioned Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. as a possible swap candidate.
As for destinations, Robinson crossed a few teams off the list quickly. He ruled out the Rams, Packers and 49ers because their scheme similarities to Arizona make less sense as a landing spot. He also said a team that already knows Harrison would be a logical fit, pointing to the Bills and Texans.
Houston has a built-in connection through QB C.J. Stroud, who played with Harrison at Ohio State in 2022.
Buffalo has one through WR coach Drew Terrell, who worked with Harrison in Arizona in 2024 and 2025. Robinson also floated Bills WR Keon Coleman as another potential one-for-one name in a swap scenario.
Beyond those specific clubs, Robinson said any receiver-needy team could enter the mix, including the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Texans and Bills. He noted that a jump in Harrison’s production over the next few weeks would calm the trade talk, but if that doesn’t happen, the deadline could bring a real market if Arizona slips and other teams get desperate for receiver help.
Harrison is 24 and the son of Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. He spent three seasons as a starter at Ohio State, where he won the 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award, was a consensus All-American and took home the 2023 Fred Biletnikoff Award.
Arizona made him the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Harrison signed a four-year, $35,374,742 deal that included a $22,547,084 signing bonus, $35,374,742 guaranteed and an average annual salary of $8,843,686.
In 2025, Harrison played 12 games for the Cardinals and caught 41 passes for 608 yards, a 14.8 YPC average, and four touchdowns. In 2026, he has played three games and caught four passes on nine targets for 73 yards.
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