SHOOTING TRAIN: Start in leagues with 12 teams
POSITION VALUE: WR3
ANALYSIS: New wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr. had a disappointing NFL debut, but he remains a top-notch WR3 entering Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams.
Harrison looked almost historically slow in Week 1 as the speed of the NFL game seemed to overwhelm him. Still, he was on the field for 90% of Arizona’s offensive plays and his talent should prevail in the long run.
Since the beginning of 2023, there have been 1,730 games in which individual wide receivers have played at least 25 offensive snaps.
If we look at the top speed for each of these games, Harrison Jr. ranks 1,699th on the list at 16.7.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) 11 September 2024
That desire doesn’t change the fact that fantasy managers were disappointed with Harrison’s lack of performance last weekend. He was targeted three times and caught one of those passes for four yards.
Fantasy managers have spent a lot of draft capital on Harrison, but if his performance doesn’t improve significantly in Week 2, it may be time to think about benching him. At this point, it’s too early to make that decision.
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