The question hanging over Marvin Harrison Jr. right now is whether Arizona might actually listen if teams start calling before the November 10 trade deadline. ESPN’s Dan Graziano says NFL execs are already wondering if the Cardinals’ young wideout could be available, and that naturally puts the Colts in the conversation.
Indianapolis has a built-in reason to care. Harrison is the son of Colts legend Marvin Harrison Sr., the Hall of Fame receiver who remains the franchise’s all-time standard at the position and owns nearly every major receiving record in team history.
Before the 2024 NFL Draft, the Colts were among the teams that clearly had interest in him. Chris Ballard called Harrison Jr. “a very talented prospect,” but also said it was “fantasy-land” to think Indianapolis would pay the massive price needed to jump from No. 15 into the top four, where Arizona eventually took him.
There was also league buzz that the Colts tried to move into the top 10 later in that draft for Rome Odunze, who went ninth overall to the Bears. Instead, Indianapolis stayed put and took UCLA edge Laiatu Latu at No. 15 as the first defensive player off the board.
Harrison’s production in Arizona has not matched the hype. Through two games in 2026, he has just one catch for 33 yards on four targets, and he has been targeted on only 7% of his routes in two starts. He is also tied for the fewest catchable targets among all wideouts with at least 60 receiving snaps this season, sitting at two.
Some of that comes down to him not getting open enough. Some of it comes back to the quarterback situation.
Jacoby Brissett has never been the kind of passer who consistently forces the ball downfield, and that matters for wide receiver production. Arizona’s leading wideout isn’t even Michael Wilson right now - it’s Kendrick Bourne, who has 10 catches for 86 yards through two games in 2026.
Brissett’s impact on receivers has been visible before. Back in 2019, when he was starting for the Colts after Andrew Luck’s abrupt retirement, T.Y. Hilton dropped from 76 receptions, 1,270 yards and six touchdowns in 14 starts with Luck in 2018 to 45 catches, 501 yards and five scores in 10 starts with Brissett.
Even with the Colts adding veteran Darius Slayton earlier this week as a temporary answer with Alec Pierce sidelined by a recurring heel/ankle injury, there is still room for a bigger swing. Pierce is expected to miss at least around midseason, and the injury could keep him out for around six weeks or longer depending on how the ankle heals without planned surgery.
That is why the idea of a buy-low move keeps coming back. Harrison is still young, still talented, and still carrying the kind of upside that made him one of the most coveted prospects in the 2024 class.
The fit in Arizona has been rough, and the source of the frustration appears to be more than just numbers. There has even been talk of focus and effort concerns, with the argument that those issues are coachable for a young receiver.
Former Bengals wideout T.J. Houshmanzadeh said on the “Speakeasy Talkshow” podcast that Harrison, whom he knows personally off the field, is “checked out” because he has not been properly used in the Cardinals offense. Houshmanzadeh still believes Harrison has to keep playing through it and “just ball out”:
Indianapolis would also have a familiar voice waiting for him if the Colts ever made that move. Reggie Wayne, a Colts Ring of Honor receiver and future Hall of Famer, is now the team’s wide receivers coach. Wayne and Marvin Harrison Sr. formed one of the NFL’s great receiver duos in Indianapolis and won a Super Bowl together in 2006 with Peyton Manning throwing them the ball.
Wayne has spoken about how much he learned from Harrison Sr. by watching his work habits and professionalism. He has already helped develop Alec Pierce, and the idea here is obvious: if anyone can help guide Harrison Jr. through this stretch, it might be Wayne.
For the Colts, the temptation is clear. A second-round pick might be enough to make the gamble worth it.
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