Marvin Harrison Jr. paid tribute to his father, Marvin Harrison, on Thursday at the 2024 NFL Draft, where the former Ohio State wideout was selected No. 4 overall by the Cardinals.
The 21-year-old Harrison Jr. rocked a “Lion King”-inspired pendant for the big night in Detroit, which featured an animation of himself and the Hall of Fame wideout on one side and the father-son duo of Mufasa and Simba from the 1994 Disney classic on the other.
Harrison spent his entire 13-season NFL career with the Colts, who selected him 19th overall in the 1996 NFL Draft out of Syracuse.
He was the league leader in receiving yards and receptions twice, holding the honor for both in 2002.
Harrison was named to eight Pro Bowls throughout his career, which included a Super Bowl title in February 2007, when the Colts topped the Bears.
The 51-year-old Harrison was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Harrison Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps Thursday by becoming a first-round pick and the first receiver off the board.
“Man nothin motived me more than watching the NFL draft every year and hoping that’d be me… and now I’m here,” Harrison Jr. posted on X before the draft.
Harrison Jr. will now catch passes from Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, the first overall pick in 2019, and the pair celebrated the pick with posts on X.
“LET’S ROCK!,” Murray wrote, followed by martial arts uniform and racing car emojis.
“YESSIR,” Harrison Jr. typed after adding his own racing car emoji.
He played three seasons at Ohio State, accumulating 2,495 yards and 31 touchdowns.
