MARVIN HARRISON JR. REIGNS SUPREME AMONG OHIO STATE’S TOP 10 WIDE RECEIVERS OF ALL-TIME
Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State’s best wide receiver ever? As Harrison is likely to become Ohio State’s first-ever top-five NFL draft pick at the position later this week, we put our heads together to determine where he ranks among the Buckeyes’ all-time great wideouts.
The consensus among our staff and Eleven Warriors readers: Harrison reigns supreme in the history of Buckeye pass-catchers.
Harrison made Ohio State history by twice earning unanimous All-American honors, an accolade that had never previously been earned even once by an Ohio State wide receiver. His unmatched list of achievements at Ohio State also include becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist, winning the Big Ten Silver Football and Offensive Player of the Year awards and becoming the first-ever Buckeye to catch three touchdown passes in a single game three times.
He did it all with an unforgettable flair for making spectacular catches that forced defenses to game plan around him – usually unsuccesfully – and made him one of college football’s biggest superstars for the past two years.
A rare talent who has just about every trait an NFL team could want in a wide receiver prospect – an elite combination of size, speed, route-running skill, hands, body control and work ethic – Harrison is considered a virtual lock to be a top-five pick on Thursday, further validating him as a unique talent at a position where Ohio State has had no shortage of greats, especially in recent years.
