Marvin Harrison Jr. clinches consensus All-American honors with first-team nod from AP
COLUMBUS — Marvin Harrison Jr. became Ohio State’s first unanimous All-American wide receiver last year. He’s well on his way to repeating.
Hours after being named a first-team All-American from the Football Writers Association of America, Harrison collected his third such distinction, this time from the Associated Press. He previously earned first-team recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation as well.
Three major All-American lists down, two to go.
Harrison has already clinched consensus All-American honors — which require a player to be a first-team selection on at least half of the major All-American teams — and the American Football Coaches Association and Sporting News are expected to roll out their results this week.
Harrison has a chance to become just the fifth Buckeyes player to have two unanimous All-American seasons. He’d share that feat with Orlando Pace, Archie Griffin, Hopalong Cassady and Bob Ferguson.
Over the weekend, Harrison took home the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the top receiver in college football, beating LSU’s Malik Nabers by one vote. Harrison joined the late Terry Glenn as the second Ohio State player to win the award.
He also finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting behind three veteran quarterbacks, including LSU’s Jayden Daniels, who received the sport’s most prestigious honor.
In 2023, Harrison became the first Ohio State player to stack 1,000-yard receiving seasons. He also surpassed David Boston for the most career 100-yard receiving games (15) in program history.
Harrison found the end zone in all but two regular season games this year. He finished the 12-game slate by scoring touchdowns in eight straight outings. That stretch featured three consecutive multi-score performances (Week 9 at Wisconsin, Week 10 at Rutgers and Week 11 versus Michigan State). That’s when Ohio State’s Heisman campaign for Harrison began.
Harrison has made an even greater impact on the Buckeyes in 2023 than he did in 2022, despite being double teamed or bracketed most of the year.
Accounting for close to a quarter of Ohio State’s total offense and more than a quarter of its touchdowns this season, he brought in 67 passes for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns, not to mention his first career rushing touchdown against Michigan State in Week 11.
Harrison was also crowned the Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year and the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year for his efforts this season. The junior is still undecided about his future but is projected to be a top-three draft pick if he does leave for the next level in 2024.
