Marvin Harrison Jr. said he knows the quality of wide receivers Ohio State has had in the past, from the first-round receivers he roomed with as a freshman, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Jameson Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, to the wide receivers he chased in the past, like Terry Glenn, Cris Carter and Michael Jenkins.
But when Harrison was asked on the podcast “The Trenches Show” by Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin who he thought Ohio State’s best wide receiver of all time was, Harrison didn’t hesitate.
“I think I’m the best,” Harrison said.
Harrison was quick to make his opinion clear, saying that both Jenkins and Carter have been in the starting lineup since their freshman year and that he only “did his thing” for two seasons with the Buckeyes.
“Then you look at the awards, they’re some of the (best),” Harrispn said. “Heisman finalist, I think we’ve only had one other Biletnikoff Award winner, Terry Glenn, two-time receiver of the year, Big Ten player of the year, I mean, you can go down the whole list. Unanimous All-American two years in a row. I’ve done it all.”
After three seasons, Harrison is in all of Ohio State’s record books: He has the sixth-most passes caught (155), the sixth-most receiving yards (2,613) and the third-most touchdown passes (31) in school history.
Harrison was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He is the highest drafted receiver in Ohio State history.
Harrison is the only Ohio State receiver to reach 1,000 yards in multiple seasons.
Harrison knows most Ohio State fans will blame him for something he didn’t do – he never beat Michigan. But he said that’s not all his fault.
“From Ohio State’s perspective, they always say, ‘Oh, you didn’t beat the team Up North,'” Harrison said. “I didn’t, but I think that’s kind of a team effort. But I think that’s the one thing you can’t say about me.”
“From an awards and stats standpoint,” Harrison believes he is the best wide receiver in Ohio State history. He made this clear when he began talking about former Buckeyes wide receivers like Carter.
“Cris Carter is obviously a Hall of Famer,” Harrison said. “You can’t discredit him.”
