Is Marvin Harrison Jr. playing today? Injury update, fantasy outlook for Cardinals WR ahead of Week 7 vs.

The Arizona Cardinals will face the Los Angeles Chargers as part of a Monday night doubleheader in Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season. Arizona is 2-4 and in third place in the NFC West, which means the team needs a big win.

The Cardinals got an idea of ​​what their wide receiver depth was like in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers. Rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. caught just two targets, but was hit hard and was diagnosed with a concussion.

Harrison’s day ended almost as soon as it began and Arizona had no alternative plan to try to find a weak point in Green Bay’s defense. Greg Dortch had the best game by a Cardinals wide receiver and finished with just 36 yards on three catches .

Fortunately, Harrison appears to be in line to return this week against the Chargers. Here are the latest injury updates for the Arizona rookie.

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Will Marvin Harrison Jr. play in Week 7?

While the Cardinals play on Monday night, Harrison has an extra day to rest. He was a limited practice participant on Thursday and was upgraded to full practice participation on Friday.

Harrison has officially cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol as of Saturday, and he is off the Cardinals’ injury report and expected to play Monday night, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported.

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Is Marvin Harrison Jr. injured?

Harrison spent the week recovering from a concussion suffered in Week 6. But he is off the Cardinals’ injury report ahead of their game against the Chargers on Monday night.

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Marvin Harrison Jr. Fantasy Football Value in Week 7

With his clean bill of health, Harrison is worth starting as the WR2 in Week 7. The 22-year-old wide receiver shouldn’t see much limitation in his normal snap share. NFL fans have seen how bad the rest of the depth is behind him, so quarterback Kyler Murray will likely lean on the rookie.

It’s a tough matchup against Los Angeles, as their defense allows the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game against opposing wide receivers in half PPR scoring. Still, given your target share advantage, it will be worth starting out in leagues of 10 teams or larger.

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Harrison leads Arizona in receiving yards (279) and touchdowns (four). Wilson has the most receptions (21) among wide receivers, but Harrison has the most targets for the position, with 37. With Harrison sidelined, Wilson found the endzone in Week 6, but finished with just two receptions for 21 yards and the score.

Dortch is in its fourth season. He sometimes shows flashes of his talent, but currently has a fairly low floor and cannot consistently produce at a high level. Jones was recently reinstated by the NFL following a suspension due to violating the league’s personal conduct penalty.