NFL Draft: Marvin Harrison Jr. has company in loaded WR class

Rob Rang

NFL Draft Analyst

The 2024 NFL Draft is still four months away, but with the deadline for underclassmen to declare looming Jan. 15, and half of the league’s 32 teams either already out of playoff contention or just one more loss away from it, ‘tis the season for mock drafts and the fierce player debates that go along with them.

At this point, there is very little consensus in the player rankings. 

NFL teams and members of the media appear torn between USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye as the top quarterback, Penn State’s Olu Fashanu and Notre Dame’s Joe Alt as the first offensive lineman off the board, and just who might be the first defensive player selected.

The only real “sure thing” seems to be that Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. will be the first receiver drafted this spring, with some even suggesting that the NFL legacy and reigning Biletnikoff winner should be the No. 1 overall selection on April 25.

But with Florida State’s Keon Coleman, LSU’s Malik Nabers and Washington’s Rome Odunze all generating top-20 buzz of their own, is it really a consensus that Harrison is the top receiver in this draft cycle? 

And if so, what exactly separates him from his superstar counterparts?

Let’s take a closer look at all four, with full scouting reports and the best NFL team fit for each.

Players are listed alphabetically.

KEON COLEMAN, FLORIDA STATE

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Coleman spent just one season with the Seminoles after the Opelousas, Louisiana native initially signed as a highly touted recruit with Michigan State. He appeared in 22 games and started 12 games in East Lansing, leaving MSU with 65 receptions for 848 yards and eight touchdowns, including a 58-798-7 stat line in 2022 when he earned third team All-Big Ten honors.

The big play specialist was coveted by programs all over the country once he put his name into the transfer portal, ultimately joining FSU, where he helped the…

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Publish date : 2023-12-28 15:13:39

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