Fantasy football: Arizona Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. named breakout player
As we approach the end of the summer, fantasy owners will be putting together their wish lists for fantasy drafts. They seek to land reliable production from players and hope to find value additions and avoid fantasy busts.
ESPN's fantasy staff put together a list, giving their potential sleepers, busts and breakout players.
Arizona Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was included as a breakout player.
Fantasy breakout player: Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
From Stephania Bell:
Many expected Harrison to emerge on the pro scene with a bang, but his underwhelming rookie season landed more like a thud. After scoring four touchdowns in his first four games, Harrison scored only four more the rest of the season, and his catch percentage (53.4%) was lowest among all rookie wide receivers. But his talent and pedigree are unchanged and lessons learned from Year 1 could go a long way toward making 2025 his breakout season. Plus, outside of Trey McBride, he faces little competition for targets.
There has been a buzz all offseason about Harrison breaking out this coming season. His rookie season wasn't bad, but it certainly didn't meet lofty expectations.
Harrison is noticeably bigger physically. He enters his second NFL season. He will have a lot of targets.
He is a logical choice as a breakout player.
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