Though many scouts imagine Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. is a transcendent expertise, will one other extensive receiver be taken earlier than him on draft day?
NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah thinks it is a chance.
“I would not be shocked if [LSU’s Malik] Nabers ended up being the primary WR off the board.”
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler agreed, noting a number of groups tabbed the 2023 first-team All-American as their No. 1 wideout.
In 2023, Nabers had barely higher numbers than Harrison Jr., the son of Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Marvin Sr. In 13 video games, he recorded 89 receptions for 1,569 yards and 14 TDs, whereas Harrison Jr. logged 67 receptions for 1,211 yards and 14 TDs in 12 video games.
It is price noting Nabers benefited from higher quarterback play.
LSU QB Jayden Daniels received the 2023 Heisman trophy — awarded to one of the best participant in faculty soccer — and Tankathon tasks that the Washington Commanders will take him with the second total choose. In the meantime, Kyle McCord transferred from Ohio State to Syracuse after head coach Ryan Day did not guarantee him he can be the staff’s starter in 2024.
Many draft analysts — together with ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. — nonetheless have Harrison Jr. ranked forward of Nabers.
“He is on observe to get my highest pre-draft grade for a wideout since Calvin Johnson (2007) and Larry Fitzgerald (2004),” Kiper Jr. wrote of the 2023 Biletnikoff Award winner, given to one of the best WR in faculty soccer.
As of Monday, FanDuel provides Harrison Jr. one of the best odds (-1050) to be the primary WR chosen within the draft on April 25-27 and Nabers the second-best (+650) odds.
Nonetheless, some groups preferring Nabers proves there is not an enormous hole between the star wideouts. If a staff chooses the 20-year-old as an alternative of Harrison Jr., it would not be an utter shock.
