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Marvin Harrison Jr.: ‘I think I’m the best’ Ohio State wide receiver in history
Marvin Harrison Jr. said he knows the quality of wide receivers Ohio State has had in the past, from the first-round receivers he shared a room with as a freshman in Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Jameson Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, to the wide receivers he chased historically, such as Terry Glenn, Cris Carter and Michael Jenkins.
But when Harrison was asked by Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin on “The Trenches Show” podcast who he thought was the best Ohio State wide receiver of all time, Harrison did not hesitate.
“I think I’m the best,” Harrison said.
Harrison quickly made his pitch by saying both Jenkins and Carter started from their freshman years, and that he “did my thing” with the Buckeyes for only two seasons.
“Then you look at the accolades, they up there with the (best),” Harrispn said. “Heisman finalist, I think we only had one other Biletnikoff Award winner, Terry Glenn, two-time receiver of the year, Big Ten Player of the Year, I mean, you go down the whole list. Unanimous All-American back-to-back years. I did it all.”
After three seasons, Harrison is all over Ohio State’s record books, leaving with the sixth-most receptions (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 of the 2024 NFL draft. He is the highest-drafted receiver in Ohio State history.
Harrison is the only Ohio State receiver to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
Harrison realizes that most Ohio State fans will point to one thing he did not do. He never beat Michigan. But he said that is not only on him.
“From an Ohio State standpoint, they always say, ‘Oh, you didn’t beat the Team Up North,’” Harrison said. “I didn’t, but I think that’s a team kind of accomplishment. But I think that’s the only thing you can say I didn’t do.”
“From an accolades and statistical standpoint,” Harrison thinks he’s the best wide receiver in Ohio State history, something he clarified when he started to speak on past Buckeye wide receivers like Carter.
“Obviously Cris Carter’s a Hall of Famer,” Harrison said. “Can’t discredit him.”