Marvin Harrison Jr. Week 2 Outlook - Rams at Cardinals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

One of the most concerning stat lines last week was Harrison Jr.'s box score. He had only a 9.7% target share, a 16.4% air-yard share, 0.12 YPRR, and a 14.3% first-read share. He secured only one of his three targets for four receiving yards. The per-route data isn't any kinder. Among 78 qualifying receivers for Week 1, Harrison Jr. was 68th in separation and 72nd in route win rate. For a legendary prospect, this is the stuff of nightmares. We'll see if this is an isolated sample or if Harrison Jr. becomes 2024, Quentin Johnston. My hope is this is just a one-game hiccup, but only time will tell. I'm not willing to sit him or bury him in the ranks after only one game. Harrison Jr. will run about 75% of his routes in Week 2 against Akhello Witherspoon (2023: 50% catch rate and 79.2 passer rating) and Tre'Davious White (66.7% catch rate and 149.3 passer rating), so the sledding doesn't get any easier versus the Rams. Last year the Rams allowed the 14th-lowest PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.