Questions about Marvin Harrison Jr.’s future in Arizona have started to surface, and the trade chatter is being driven by one simple reality: the production has not matched the expectations that came with being the No. 4 pick in 2024.
NFL reporter Charles Robinson dug into the market around the Cardinals wideout and spoke with people around the league about what a move might look like if Arizona ever decided to listen.
One general manager framed the conversation around the weight Harrison has carried since he entered the league.
“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 is a big part of why opinions on his value are split. Robinson reported that three front offices see Harrison as worth a late second-round pick, pointing to what he did at Ohio State and the “uneven nature of the Arizona Cardinals franchise that he was drafted into.”
“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.
Others around the league would go a step lower. Robinson said four front office executives valued Harrison at a third-round pick plus another piece, whether that’s a late-round selection or some form of pick swap. One GM pointed to the Cowboys’ deal for George Pickens - a third- and fifth-round pick for Pickens and a sixth-rounder - as the kind of framework that could make sense.
There was also a more creative idea floated by one GM in that camp: a one-for-one player swap with someone who no longer fits a team’s coaching staff or scheme. In that discussion, the Titans-Jets trade of DT T’Vondre Sweat for DE Jermaine Johnson came up, and Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. was mentioned as a possible trade partner in a Harrison deal.
As for where Harrison could land, Robinson crossed several teams off the list right away. The Rams, Packers and 49ers were ruled out because of the scheme similarities to Arizona. He also suggested that any team making a move for Harrison would likely need to know him already.
That’s why the Bills and Texans came up. Houston QB C.J.
Stroud played with Harrison in 2022 at Ohio State, while Bills WR coach Drew Terrell worked with Harrison in Arizona in 2024 and 2025. Robinson also said Bills WR Keon Coleman would be a logical one-for-one swap for Harrison.
He widened the net even further by naming the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Texans and Bills as teams that could make sense if they’re hunting for receiver help. Still, Robinson noted that a strong stretch from Harrison would cool all of this off quickly. If it doesn’t happen, and if Arizona keeps stumbling while other teams get desperate, he could be a deadline name to watch.
Harrison, 24, is the son of Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. At Ohio State, he was a three-year starter, the 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, a consensus All-American and the 2023 Fred Biletnikoff Award winner.
Arizona took him with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and he signed a four-year, $35,374,742 contract 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 in 12 games and caught 41 passes for 608 yards, an average of 14.8 yards per catch, with four touchdowns. In 2026, he has appeared in three games and has four catches on nine targets for 73 yards.
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