Marvin Harrison Jr. finishes fourth in Heisman Trophy voting
COLUMBUS — Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s list of individual accomplishments already hit its peak when he won the Biletnikoff Award on Friday night. It was always unlikely that the Buckeyes star wide receiver was going to win the Heisman Trophy.
So the fact that his name wasn’t called Saturday night in New York City wasn’t a shock. But it was still impressive for Harrison Jr. to earn the nod as one of the four finalists.
For the record, he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting, the only non quarterback to earn the trip to New York City as a finalist. He finished behind the three quarterbacks who were invited. LSU signal-caller Jayden Daniels won the award, becoming the second LSU QB in the last five years to take home the prestigious hardware.
Washington quarterback Michael Penix finished second, while Oregon’s Bo Nix placed third. Harrison Jr. finished fourth, giving Ohio State its sixth top-five Heisman finish in the last six years. Two Buckeyes were in the top five in the 2019 Heisman race.
For Harrison Jr., he saw it as a major accomplishment to just be invited as a wide receiver. He’s only the fourth wide receiver since 2000 to be invited. Alabama’s Devonta Smith won it in 2020, while Oklahoma’s Dede Westbrook (2016) and Pittsburgh’s Larry Fitzgerald (2003) were finalists.
“It’s definitely a blessing, especially as a receiver, to be in the conversation for the Heisman,” Harrison said. “Obviously I couldn’t do it without my teammates, my coaches allowing me to be in position to succeed on Saturdays. I’m glad I could be a representative of Ohio State for the award.”
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Harrison spoke on why he feels like he was a finalist for the award — and what it takes for a wide receiver to be a finalist. The criteria Harrison Jr. named certainly makes sense and provides a picture of why he fit that criterial to go to New York as a finalist.
“I think definitely you have to have production; that’s obviously a main factor,” Harrison said. “The value to your team [and how one performs in] the big games. I’d say those are probably the three main things.
“The value you bring to your team is always important as a receiver.”
Marvin Harrison Jr. certainly brought major value to the Ohio State roster this fall. He was among the best players in college football in each of the last two seasons. Sure, it wasn’t enough for him to finish ahead of any of the three quarterbacks who were Heisman finalists.
But he just keeps adding to that list of accomplishments from the last couple of seasons with the Buckeyes.
Marvin Harrison Jr. list of accomplishments:
- 2022 and 2023 Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year
- 2022 Unanimous All-American
- 2022 Biletnikoff Award runner-up
- 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
- 2023 Heisman Trophy finalist
- 2023 Biletnikoff Award winner
- 2023 AP Big Ten Player of the Year
- 2023 All-American from The Athletic and CBS Sports (so far)
- Holds record for most 100-yard receiving games in Ohio State history
- Became only Buckeyes player to ever have back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons
