Marvin Harrison Jr. signs rookie contract with Arizona Cardinals

The prize of the Arizona Cardinals' 2024 NFL Draft class is now under contract, as former Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. signed a four-year contract with a fifth-year option, the Cardinals announced Thursday.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Harrison's contract is a fully guaranteed deal and worth $35.37 million, including a $22.5 million signing bonus.

Harrison was at the team's recent rookie mini-camp and this week, was on hand for voluntary organized team activities.

The 6-foot-3, 209-pound fourth overall draft pick won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top wide receiver, the Big Ten Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Award and the Big Ten Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year Award in 2023 after leading Ohio State with 67 receptions for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns in 12 starts. He was also a first-team All-American for the second consecutive season, a Heisman Trophy finalist and was first-team All-Big Ten last year.

Harrison, 21, finished his Ohio State career with 155 receptions for 2,613 yards and 31 touchdowns in 38 games (26 starts) over three seasons with the Buckeyes. He had a school-record 15 games of 100-plus receiving yards and had 1,000-plus receiving yards in each of his final two seasons, becoming the first wide receiver in Ohio State history to have consecutive seasons of 1,000-plus yards.

Harrison is the ninth of 12 Cardinals draft picks last month to have signed his initial NFL contract.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Cardinals sign college star Marvin Harrison Jr. to contract