The Buffalo Bills landed a polarizing wide receiver early in the 2024 NFL Draft, and could soon have the opportunity to add another from the top of that draft class.
The Arizona Cardinals have faced speculation that they could trade Marvin Harrison Jr., the former No. 4 overall pick who has struggled to find a place in their offense. The Bills have emerged as a potential landing spot, with one analyst suggesting the team could flip Keon Coleman to make the deal happen.
Keon Coleman’s Time in Buffalo Could Come to an End
SB Nation reporter Matt Byham predicted that the Bills could be interested if Harrison hits the trade block. He suggested the Bills could pull off the deal with a fifth-round pick along with Coleman, hoping to unlock the potential Harrison showed in college but has struggled to reach in the NFL.
“The 2023 Fred Biletnikoff Award winner was once consider the best receiver in all of football. His college production had people talking about Harrison on the same level with current NFL greats and even some all-time Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receivers,” Byham wrote. “The son of one such great, Harrison was considered a generational, can’t-miss prospect, which sent draftniks into a frenzy imagining what he’d bring to an offense.”
Harrison is tumbling down the depth chart in Arizona, getting just three targets through the team’s first two games and making one reception for 33 yards. While Byham suggested the Bills could also trade Joshua Palmer to land Harrison, he noted that Coleman has more potential.
“It feels like a low-risk move to bring in a player the football world fell in love with before he ever caught a professional pass,” Byham wrote. “It’s perhaps a situation made more enticing if the Bills face injury concerns at wide receiver. Right now, both Coleman (ankle) and Moore (AC joint sprain) are questionable to play in Week 3.”
The Bills stuck by Coleman amid struggles over his first two seasons, including two separate benchings last year for disciplinary reasons after he missed team practices and meetings.
Other Support for Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade
Other analysts see the Bills as a top candidate to land Harrison should the Cardinals choose to move him. Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton suggested he could eventually replace Coleman, even if the Bills don’t include their third-year receiver in the trade itself.
Moton suggested that Bills general manager Brandon Beane could be the most motivated to land Harrison, giving the team the chance to exercise his fifth-year option and retain team control for two years.
“Unless Keon Coleman breaks out this year, Harrison can be the new featured target on the perimeter opposite [DJ] Moore, with [Khalil] Shakir in the slot. It would be a well-rounded group of receivers with Harrison as the potential long-term centerpiece,” Moton wrote.
Bills Predicted to Trade Keon Coleman for Former First-Round WR