One NFL Team Eyeing Trade Up For Ohio State Buckeyes Star Marvin Harrison Jr.?

One NFL GM has teased the possibility of trading up for Ohio State star Marvin Harrison Jr.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 25, 2024

Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) / Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA

Ohio State Buckeyes star receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is set to be one of the top players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night.

Until lately, most projected Harrison to be the No. 1 receiver in the class, and was almost a universal top-5 pick, with the Arizona Cardinals being the most popular destination among mock draft experts.

Even leading up to the final hours before the draft kicks off, that still seems be the prevailing theory.

Lately, however, some have projected LSU's Malik Nabers to have overtaken Harrison for the title of WR1, due in large part to his perceived lack of speed, which could result in Harrison falling a couple of spots.

Will that result in Harrison dropping out of the top 5? Likely not. What it could do, however, is give teams like Arizona the confidence to trade back, and still get a true No. 1 guy like Nabers or Rome Odunze.

And with that possibility on the table, there could also be teams looking to trade up and attempt to get their hands on Harrison Jr. - including the team his father spent 13 seasons with - the Indianapolis Colts.

Marvin Harrison chats with his son, Marvin Jr. on the sidelines near the end of the game. Baltimore / Robert Scheer/IndyStar / USA TODAY

Per a report from FOX 59 in Indianapolis, the Colts have serious interest in Harrison Jr., albeit with the caveat that trading up for him could be a bit too expensive. Nevertheless, Colts owner Jim Irsay isn't ruling it out.

“I wouldn’t rule anything out,’’ Irsay said in the interview. “We’re open-minded.”

So what would it cost for the Colts to make the move up to No. 4? Well, perhaps a bit too much.

Per the OverTheCap Trade Value Chart, the Colts would likely have to send the first and a third-round pick back to Arizona for the rights to move up. Whereas the DraftTek Trade Value chart suggests that they would also have to add a second-round pick to the deal.

Either way, while the possibility seems unlikely, Irsay and the Colts could desperately use a true No. 1 alpha receiver to get their offense over the top, and Harrison Jr. could be exactly that.

Published Apr 25, 2024

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