One of Marvin Harrison Jr.’s former Ohio State teammates says the wide receiver already knows which team he wants to draft him.
In an appearance on the “Cardinals Corner” podcast, former Ohio State and current Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Paris Johnson Jr. said Harrison told him that the Cardinals are his preferred landing spot.
“I literally went to Marvin and was like, ‘Dude, you know you’re a Cardinal, right?’ I knew he was going to be a Cardinal because I saw what happened with [DeAndre Hopkins]," Johnson said. "I’m like, the Cardinals are probably going to want another [6-foot-4] receiver. So I’m like, dude, I have a feeling, you’re probably going to be a Cardinal."
Johnson reiterated the point for emphasis.
“He said he wanted to be a Cardinal.”
The Cardinals hold the No. 4 overall pick and are Harrison’s most likely landing spot if they do not trade down. The first three picks are likely to be used on quarterbacks, while Arizona has no such need. Of course, there is certainly a possibility that the Cardinals trade down to a quarterback-needy team, which could put the Los Angeles Chargers in position to select Harrison at No. 5 overall.
Harrison is the consensus top wide receiver in the draft and may be the best overall prospect in the class, though there is some surprising disagreement on that.
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