Marvin Harrison Jr.’s name is already floating through the trade conversation, and the market around him is starting to take shape.
NFL reporter Charles Robinson dug into what front offices around the league think the Cardinals wideout could bring back, and the opinions are split between a late second-round value and something closer to a third-round pick with extra pieces attached. One general manager framed the issue this way:
“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 expectation gap is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in the evaluation. Robinson said three front offices view Harrison as worth a projected 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.
Four other front office executives Robinson spoke with landed a little lower, valuing Harrison at a third-round pick plus another asset, such as a late selection or some kind of pick swap. One GM pointed to the Cowboys’ deal for George Pickens, where Dallas sent a third- and fifth-round pick for Pickens and a sixth-round pick.
There’s also a scenario, in one GM’s view, where Harrison could be part of a straight player-for-player swap with someone who no longer fits a coach’s system. That executive cited the Titans-Jets trade of DT T’Vondre Sweat for DE Jermaine Johnson, and even mentioned Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. as a possible name in that kind of deal.
As for landing spots, Robinson ruled out the Rams, Packers and 49ers because their scheme similarities to Arizona would make less sense. He also said a team with some familiarity would matter, which is why he brought up the Bills and Texans.
Houston has a clear connection through QB C.J. Stroud, who played with Harrison at Ohio State in 2022.
Buffalo has one too, since Bills WR coach Drew Terrell worked with Harrison in Arizona in the same role in 2024 and 2025. Robinson also floated Bills WR Keon Coleman as a logical one-for-one swap candidate.
Beyond those specific fits, Robinson said any receiver-needy team could enter the mix, naming the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Texans and Bills. He also noted that a jump in Harrison’s production would calm everything down, but if that doesn’t happen, the deadline could bring real movement if Arizona slips and other teams get desperate for help at wideout.
Harrison Jr., 24, is the son of NFL Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. He starred at Ohio State as a three-year starter, won 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, was a consensus All-American and took home the 2023 Fred Biletnikoff Award.
Arizona selected him fourth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, and he signed a four-year, $35,374,742 contract with a $22,547,084 signing bonus. The deal is fully guaranteed and carries an average annual salary of $8,843,686.
In 2025, Harrison played 12 games for the Cardinals and finished with 41 catches for 608 yards, a 14.8 yards-per-catch average, and four touchdowns. In 2026, he has appeared in three games and has four receptions on nine targets for 73 yards.
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