Fantasy Football Player Notes

Marvin Harrison Jr. is coming off a disappointing rookie season in which he had 62 catches for 885 yards and 8eight touchdowns. Those aren't bad numbers at all -- certainly not by rookie standards -- but was the No. 4 overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, and he's a prodigy, the son of former Colts great Marvin Harrison Sr. Harrison finished WWR30 in PPR fantasy scoring as a rookie, and he needed some pretty good touchdown luck to finish that high -- 12.9% of his catches and 6.9% of his targets resulted in TDs. With an averaged depth of target of 13.4 yards last season, MHJ seemed miscast as a purely vertical receiver. Harrison was excellent operating in the middle of the field at Ohio State, but Cardinals QB Kyler Murray doesn't do a lot of business in the middle of the field, possible because his smaller stature limits his vision. Will Harrison's usage change significantly? I'm not sure, which is why I'm reluctant to bet on substantially better numbers for MHJ in Year 2.

Michael Wilson did meet expectations after an encouraging rookie season that ended on a high note. In Year 2, he fell to third in the target pecking order behind Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. The Cardinals' No. 2 WR finished 2024 as the WR59 in PPR - nearly identical to the previous season (albeit in three more games played). Likely needs an injury to be fantasy relevant.