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Arizona Cardinals Select Ohio State Buckeyes WR Marvin Harrison Jr. With No. 4 Pick in NFL Draft

Marvin Harrison Jr. is now officially in the NFL, after being selected No. 4 overall by the Arizona Cardinals

Matt Galatzan

Dec 31, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18)
Dec 31, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) / Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA
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Ohio State Buckeyes start Marvin Harrison Jr. is now officially part of the NFL fraternity.

On Thursday night, Harrison Jr. was selected with the No. 4 overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals, making him the first wide receiver taken off the board.

And despite some noise late about LSU's Malik Nabers taking over as WR1 in some team's eyes, Harrison was still the top pick at the position and will be following his father Marvin Harrison Sr's footsteps.

Dec 31, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18)
Dec 31, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) / Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA

The elder Harrison was a first-round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1996 NFL Draft, taken No. 19 overall, and enjoyed a brilliant 13-year career in the league.

Harrison Jr. ended his Buckeyes career with 155 catches for 2,613 yards and 31 touchdowns, and as arguably the best receiver to ever step foot on the field for the Buckeyes, setting a Buckeyes record this season for the most 100-yard receiving games with 15 in a career.

This past season alone, Harrison Jr. had 67 catches for 1,211 yards and 14 scores in one of the best single seasons in school history. 

As a result, Harrison was named a unanimous All-American, and a Heisman Trophy finalist. He was the only wideout to be nominated and the only non-quarterback position player.

Harrison was as much of a lock to be a top-10 pick as has been seen in Ohio State history, and with his selection, he has now become the ninth Buckeyes wideout to be selected in the first three rounds in the last 10 seasons. 

And when it is all said and done, he might be the very best of the bunch.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com