COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University's major award-winning and two-time unanimous All-American wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the fourth overall pick … as was expected.

Harrison Jr., the 12th Buckeye receiver selected in the first round, is the highest drafted wide receiver in school history at No. 4. He finished his career with totals of 155 receptions (6th at Ohio State), 2,613 receiving yards (6th) and 31 touchdowns (3rd). More on Marvin.

Ohio State WRs Drafted in the First-Round
2024 – Marvin Harrison, Jr., No. 4 overall to Arizona
2023 – Jaxon Smith-Njigba, No. 20 overall to Seattle 
2022 – Garrett Wilson, No. 10 overall to NY Jets
2022 – Chris Olave, No. 11 overall to New Orleans
2007 – Ted Ginn, No. 7 overall to Miami
2007 – Anthony Gonzalez, No. 32 overall to Indianapolis
2006 – Santonio Holmes, No. 25 overall to Pittsburgh
2004 – Michael Jenkins, No. 29 overall to Atlanta
1999 – David Boston, No. 8 overall to Arizona
1996 – Terry Glenn, No. 7 overall to New England
1995 – Joey Galloway, No. 8 overall to Seattle
1964 – Paul Warfield, No. 11 overall to Cleveland

Harrison Jr. caught 67 passes for 1,211 yards (18.1 avg.) with 14 touchdowns as a true junior in 2023 and won every conceivable major award during an achievement-filled campaign. Consider:

§  He won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's outstanding receiver, becoming the second Buckeye to win the award after Terry Glenn won it in 1995;

§  He was a Heisman Trophy finalist; 

§  He was the Big Ten Conference's Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year;

§  He repeated as the Big Ten's Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year, also winning in 2022;

§  He was named the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award winner as the best player in the Big Ten;

§  He was a unanimous All-American for the second consecutive year, becoming only the 11th player in Big Ten history, and third receiver, with two unanimous All-America seasons; and

§  He became the first two-time All-American receiver in Ohio State history as well as becoming the program's most decorated receiver.

No. 1 in First-Round Picks
Ohio State continues to lead all universities in all-time first-round NFL Draft picks with 91. USC is next with 86 and Alabama is third with 82.

Most First-Round NFL Draft Picks
All-Time

1.      91 – Ohio State

2.      86 – USC

3.      82 – Alabama

4.      72 – Notre Dame

5.      67 – Miami

6.      59 – Florida

7.      53 – LSU & Michigan

9.      51 – Oklahoma

10.   49 – Georgia

Wide Receiver U?
This century – since 2000 – Ohio State has had more wide receivers selected in the NFL Draft than every school except LSU. The Buckeyes have had 24 receivers drafted in this time, through the first round of this 2024 NFL Draft. LSU has had 25 selections.

Most WR NFL Draft Picks
This Century (2000-24)

1.      25 – LSU

2.      24 – Ohio State

3.      21 – Florida

4.      19 – USC

5.      17 – Oklahoma

The draft is being held in a specially built theater near Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit. Rounds 2 and 3 will take place Friday with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday. Start time is 7 p.m. Friday and 12 noon on Saturday.