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Ohio State football receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. wins Biletnikoff Award for top receiver

bill rabinowitz, columbus dispatch
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Since the late Terry Glenn won the 1995 Biletnikoff Award in its second year of existence, Ohio State has had eight wide receivers taken in the first round of the NFL draft.

None of them won the Biletnikoff, which is given to college football’s top receiver. Ohio State’s 28-year drought ended Friday night when Marvin Harrison Jr. won the honor.

Harrison beat out LSU’s Malik Nabers and Washington’s Rome Odunze to win the award

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Nov. 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Mi., USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) toward the end zone during the second half of Saturday's NCAA Division I football game against the University of Michigan.
Nov. 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Mi., USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) toward the end zone during the second half of Saturday's NCAA Division I football game against the University of Michigan.

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Harrison has caught 67 passes for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns this season despite being the focal point of opposing defenses’ schemes.

Harrison was a finalist last year as the only Buckeye since Glenn to achieve even that distinction.

He is projected to be the first non-quarterback taken in the 2024 NFL draft if he forgoes his senior season at Ohio State. He left the door open to that possibility on Thursday. He said his college career would be incomplete if it didn’t include a victory over Michigan and a Big Ten title.

Harrison is also one of four finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded Saturday night. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is the favorite to win.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. wins Biletnikoff Award