Marvin Harrison Jr. Fantasy Overview

Production & Fantasy Finishes

Harrison caught 41 balls for 608 yards and 4 TDs across 12 games last year, finishing 42nd among WRs in PPR points per game and 37th in non-PPR.

But if we omit the four games he played less than 70% of Arizona’s offensive snaps due to injury, Harrison climbs to 21st in PPR points per game and 15th in non-PPR.

Usage & Role

Harrison drew 21.5% of the team’s targets in his eight healthy games last season. That trailed Trey McBride (25.9%) but beat WR Michael Wilson (11.7%) and the rest of the Cardinals.

Harrison worked primarily downfield. His 13.9-yard average target depth ranked 11th among 76 qualifying WRs, and 16 of his 72 targets (22.2%) came 20+ yards downfield, 30th-most among that group.

Harrison also played a big role in and around the end zone. In his eight healthy games, he garnered 24.3% of Arizona’s red-zone targets and a team-high 41.7% of the end-zone targets.

Efficiency & Regression

Harrison underachieved vs. his usage last year. He averaged 10.5 PPR points per game vs. 11.6 expected points per game. In those eight healthy games: 13.2 points per game vs. 14.6 expected.

That was at least partly due to only 67% of his targets being deemed catchable, 54th among 76 WRs. Pro Football Focus also charged Harrison with five drops.

He caught just 56.2% of his targets but averaged 14.8 yards per catch. His 8.3 yards per target ranked 27th among 76 qualifying WRs. Harrison’s 1.58 yards per route sat 42nd.

Offensive Context

The 2025 Cardinals were the pass-heaviest offense in the NFL. They ranked first in pass rate and pass attempts, finishing seventh in both passing yards and TDs.

Much of that pass-heaviness came with QB Jacoby Brissett, though. Over the first five games of the season with QB Kyler Murray, Arizona averaged 32.4 passes per game on a 59.1% pass rate. Those marks jumped to 40.6 and 68.6% with Brissett over the final 12 games.

Harrison reached a 70% snap rate in just three of those Brissett games. In them, he averaged:

• 9.3 targets
• 4.0 catches
• 62.3 yards
• 0.67 TDs
• 14.2 PPR points

Those marks beat his averages in the five Murray games:

• 6.4 targets
• 4.0 catches
• 61.2 yards
• 0.4 TDs
• 12.5 PPR points

Historical Production & Trends

Harrison averaged 11.7 PPR points per game and finished WR42 as a rookie.

He improved his catch rate (53.4% to 56.2%), yards per catch (14.3 to 14.8), and yards per target (7.6 to 8.3) from 2024 to 2025. But his yards per route, a more predictive metric, sunk from 1.63 to 1.58.

Harrison averaged 1.51 yards per route in his three healthy games with Brissett.

Injury History & Durability

Harrison sustained a concussion in Week 6 last year but was cleared for Week 7. A November appendectomy cost him two games, and then right-heel and left-foot injuries hampered him down the stretch.

Harrison also suffered concussions as a rookie in 2024 and at Ohio State in 2022.

Projected Role & Competition

The Cardinals return their top three targets from last year in Harrison, Trey McBride, and Michael Wilson.

Harrison is locked into a full-time role, but his target projection is murkier.

McBride’s a good bet to lead Arizona in targets after posting 28.2% and 26.0% shares the past two seasons.

Wilson is coming off a breakout third season, tallying 78 catches for 1,006 yards and 7 TDs. The vast majority of that damage came with Harrison out or limited, though. Harrison out-targeted Wilson 59 to 32 in his eight healthy games.

But Wilson was the better receiver last year by most metrics, including:

• Yards per route (1.59 to 1.58)
• PFF receiving grade (76.4 to 67.6)
• ESPN receiver score (62 to 54)

Wilson figures to have a bigger role this season. And it’s even possible that Wilson leads the WR corps in targets.

The Cardinals also spent the third overall pick on RB Jeremiyah Love. He’ll play a big role right away, including in the passing game. Love caught 55 balls and averaged 9.4 yards per catch over his final two seasons at Notre Dame.

Supporting Cast

The Cardinals are in rebuild mode, planning to trot out Jacoby Brissett as their Week 1 starter. Brissett kept the offense decent over the final 12 games of last season. But we’re still talking about a 33-year-old journeyman with 6.6 yards per attempt for his career.

There’s also a chance we see third-round rookie Carson Beck under center at some point this season.

QB play is a concern for Harrison’s 2026 outlook.

Coaching & Offensive Scheme

Arizona features a new coaching staff led by HC Mike LaFleur, who is expected to call offensive plays.

LaFleur spent the past three years as Rams OC but did not call plays. He also spent seven seasons working under Kyle Shanahan from 2014 to 2020.

LaFleur’s only play-calling experience came with the Jets in 2021 and 2022. Both teams finished bottom-8 in total yards and points, although it’s tough to pin too much blame on LaFleur when his QBs were Zach Wilson, Mike White, and Joe Flacco.

LaFleur’s offenses were relatively balanced in terms of run/pass split, registering pass rates over expected of +3.9% and -0.6%.

Considering LaFleur’s history, the team’s personnel, and the fact that this likely won’t be a good team, expect the Cardinals to be a balanced to pass-leaning offense this season. But don’t expect them to throw anywhere near as much as they did last year.

Paths to Ceiling

When healthy last year, Harrison quietly produced like a fantasy WR2 as Arizona's No. 2 target. If Brissett performs like he did last year and Arizona remains in the top half of the league in pass volume, Harrison could deliver WR2 production again.

Risk Factors

Harrison could lose target share to the ascending Michael Wilson and rookie Jeremiyah Love.

There’s also implosion potential with an offense that will be quarterbacked by some combination of Brissett, rookie Carson Beck, and Gardner Minshew.