Marvin Harrison Jr. fantasy football insight from Hayden Winks - PPR Rankings

Harrison has been as disappointing on tape as he's been in fantasy football after having the most pre-draft hype of any WR in years. I'd say he's a fine to good NFL starter right now. In his first two seasons, Harrison is the WR42 on WR40 usage on a per-game basis. Last year's finish was actually slightly worse than it was as a rookie after Michael Wilson and Trey McBride each took a leap. Harrison hasn't been able to threaten vertically with speed, nor has been precise enough at the catch point to earn high volume. He was never projected to be a manufactured touch player (1.1% screen target rate), so not showcasing contested-catch or downfield skills has hurt his value. The Cardinals aren't helping either. McBride and Wilson aren't going anywhere, while the QB room is shaping up to be a lot worse than it was last year, especially if Jacoby Brissett is benched after a brutal opening schedule (@LAC, SEA, @SF, @NYG, DET, @LAR, DEN, DAL, @SEA, LAR, and @KC). On top of that, 3rd-overall pick RB Jeremiyah Love's presence will hurt Harrison's targets in a baby LaFleur offense that should be far more balanced than it was last season when Arizona was quietly 1st in neutral pass rate, leading to the 8th-most passing yards. They were also 16th in explosive pass rate and 16th in success rate. Do you think that'll get better or worse? Harrison has to parlay being much better individually while hoping the Cardinals offense stays afloat with Carson Beck potentially looming. That's too much risk to handle at a WR33 price tag on Underdog.