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WR Marvin Harrison, Jr. (Silver Football, 2x Unanimous All-American, 2023 Biletnikoff winner, Heisman Finalist)

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Harrison’s analysis sounds quite similar to Binjimen Victor’s. Only that Harrison is a better route runner at the same stage(I’m sure having an All Pro father helps with that). Here are both of their game breakdowns from HS:

Tall wide receiver and he knows how to use his size to his advantage. Long arms, big hands, and he is very consistent with his hands. Big target to throw to and is only going to get better as he gets stronger. Fluid with sneaky speed down the field. A real go-to guy inside the redzone with his size and ability to out-jump defensive backs. Can catch the ball in traffic. Still raw as a route runner and can improve his burst out of breaks.

Great frame with length but needs to add strength. Can eventually get to 220 pounds. Son of NFL Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. Great route tactician. Gets out of breaks quickly and is precise in his route depths. Good release and technical at top of routes. Has separation skills. Uses size and length well to shield defenders. Red-zone threat. Catches every routine ball and tracks it well. So smooth he makes it look effortless. Needs to add strength to handle jams and before more effective blocker. High-level player for Top 15 college program. Should develop into a second- or third-round NFL draft pick.
 
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https://theathletic.com/1340497/201...tate-and-the-making-of-a-recruiting-pipeline/

Marvin Harrison Jr.’s commitment to Ohio State and the making of a recruiting pipeline
By Bill Landis 5h ago

PHILADELPHIA — This goes back more than a decade.

Ryan Day was a receivers coach first at Temple, and then at Boston College. Tim Roken was the quarterbacks and receivers coach at St. Joseph’s Prep working under new head coach Gabe Infante. Infante was looking to build the next national high school football powerhouse in an unlikely place, North Philly. Kyle McCord and Marvin Harrison Jr. were in elementary school.

Ohio State wasn’t involved in any of this yet, but the Buckeyes are reaping the benefits now.

Harrison Jr., a four-star receiver in the Class of 2021, committed to Ohio State on Thursday. He joins his Prep teammate and quarterback McCord in a Buckeye recruiting class that now features five top-100 national prospects and is ranked No. 4 in the country in the early stages. Right now the majority of that class is from Ohio. The commitments of McCord and now Harrison are further evidence that Day shouldn’t have any problem stepping outside of the program’s footprint to find elite players. It also doesn’t hurt that his program is taking these particular players from a neighboring state that houses its own Big Ten power.

And it goes beyond that. The commitments of McCord and Harrison could be the start of a long, fruitful relationship between Ohio State and another emerging high school that figures to have national recruits most years.

OSU has had relationships like that before, with schools like Glenville in Cleveland, St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Cass Tech in Detroit, to name a few. They come and go, and it might be too much to label them a pipeline because not every high-caliber player from those schools becomes a Buckeye. Well, except for Glenville, which sent all of its best players to Columbus for a decade. But it’s important for Ohio State to continue establishing footholds around the country at these kinds of high school programs. Over the past few cycles, we’ve seen OSU get in at places like Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. — home of Shaun Wade, Tyreke Johnson and Marcus Crowley — and St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif. — home of Wyatt Davis, 2020 commit Kourt Williams and 2021 receiver target Beaux Collins.

If St. Joe’s Prep is the next program to join that list, you should know how far the roots of that relationship go.

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