Marvin Harrison Jr. applauds sixth-grade student who used his stats for a data project

It’s easy to forget the kind of influence college athletes wield, but every now and then some stark reminders of that come across the airwaves. And Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. helped provide the latest reminder.

Harrison was the topic of one sixth-grade student’s math project.

According to an Instagram post by the Columbus Dispatch, a sixth-grade teacher in Florida named Kelley Milton tweeted at Harrison and shared an image of one of her student’s data projects. It featured Harrison heavily as the key input on a data project.

Harrison saw the tweet and the photo (shown below) and replied:

“This is awesome, keep up the work (hands forming heart emoji)”

This is awesome, keep up the work🫶🏾 https://t.co/qlGtSMdNu7

— Marvin Harrison Jr. (@MarvHarrisonJr) April 30, 2023

The data project was titled “What is the average amount of points scored by Marvin Harrison Jr. per game?”

The student then created a three-column table with the year, the opponent and the number of points Harrison scored. From that box plot data set, the student was able to calculate the mean, median, mode and other information.

Wrote the student, in explaining some of the choices made in the data project:

“I ended up going with the mean because I didn’t want to neglect how much Harrison has improved over the seasons but I also wanted to include the times where Kyle McCord or CJ Stroud didn’t give him the ball.”

Marvin Harrison Jr. looking to take next step

After a thoroughly successful sophomore campaign, Marvin Harrison Jr. will be looking to take the next step in 2023. He’ll have to do so with a new starting quarterback after Stroud was selected No. 2 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

It might be tough for Harrison to top his production from a year ago.

After recording just 11 catches in 2021, Harrison exploded for 77 catches for 1,263 yards and 14 touchdowns last fall. He also added two carries for 32 yards, busting an 18-yard run and a 14-yard run when given the ball out of the backfield.

The Buckeyes will likely lean on Harrison and fellow receiver Emeka Egbuka heavily for production, as well as a backfield that features TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams, as they break in the new starting quarterback.

The team did not announce a starting quarterback during spring football practice.

Whoever takes over the reins from Stroud will have one of the most talented supporting casts in the nation. Williams rushed for 825 yards and 14 touchdowns, Henderson rushed for 571 yards and six touchdowns and Ebuka recorded 1,151 yards receiving to go with 10 touchdowns in 2022.