Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison had a comparatively great rookie season in terms of franchise history. However, the 2024 No. 4 overall pick was not considered one of the best rookies in the league.
The Pro Football Writers of America, comprised of scores of writers covering the NFL and its 32 teams across the country, announced their rookie of the year and all-rookie team awards.
Harrison was not included.
The two wide receivers to make the all-rookie team were Malik Nabers of the New York Giants and Brian Thomas of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Nabers caught 109 passes for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in his rookie campaign.
Thomas had 87 receptions for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns.
No one is saying that Harrison should have been on the all-rookie team over them.
Even Ladd McConkey of the L.A. Chargers, who had 82 receptions for 1,149 yards and seven scores, was passed over.
Harrison finished his rookie season with 62 catches for 885 yards and eight scores.
While that might have been on the disappointing side, considering he was the No. 4 overall pick and most expected him to produce at the level of Nabers, Thomas and McConkey in his first NFL season, he was the only one of this group who wasn’t the team’s top pass catcher. He had Trey McBride as a teammate, who caught 111 passes.
It would have been fantastic if he had had a similarly impactful season statistically. There were plays left on the field. And being honored on the all-rookie team is not a be all, end all. It isn’t the point.
He had an impact. He looks like he will be great. But he wasn’t one of the best two rookie receivers in the NFL this past season.
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