Marvin Harrison Jr. Week 9 Outlook - Bears at Cardinals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 31st 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Harrison Jr. popped up with a big game in Week 8, pulling up his season-long ranking to WR31 in fantasy points per game. That game was encouraging, as is his ranking of 13th in deep targets among wide receivers, but Harrison Jr. still only has four red zone targets this season. He hasn't seen a look inside the 20-yard line from Kyler Murray since Week 4. I've discussed his coverage splits weekly, so people shouldn't be surprised with this information. It could be another big week for Harrison Jr. against a Bears' secondary that has the fifth-highest rate of single high (59.8%). Against single high, Harrison Jr. has had a 25.5% target share, a 40.3% air-yard share, 2.92 YPRR, and a 28.9% first-read share. Chicago started the year hot but has since regressed into a middle-of-the-road matchup for perimeter wide receivers, ranking 16th in receiving yards per game and 19th in fantasy points per game allowed. The Bears have also recently had issues defending the deep ball. Since Week 4, they have allowed the 13th-highest adjusted completion rate, the 12th-highest passer rating, and the 11th-most passing yards per game to deep passing. Harrison leads the team in deep targets.