Marvin Harrison Jr. was one of college football’s breakout stars in 2022. Sure, the legendary name had Buckeye fans hopeful for greatness at some point, but after a 139-yard campaign in 2021, few expected the breakthrough to happen so quickly.

Plus, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was back after a dazzling season and looked like the best receiver in the country. But when Smith-Njigba was limited to 3 games because of injury, Harrison seized his opportunity and Ohio State showed it had yet another elite wide receiver.

The potential is through the roof for the 6-foot-4 All-American. What’s in store for his junior season? He’s the unquestioned top option in the Ohio State passing attack and is viewed as the best receiver in college football, but the Buckeyes are making the transition from CJ Stroud to a new quarterback.

Regardless of what happens, it seems most NFL clubs are already champing at the bit to get him into their respective organizations.

And one former NFL executive — Rick Spielman, GM of the Minnesota Vikings from 2012-21 — thinks Harrison would have a strong case to go No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft if not for the presence of USC quarterback Caleb Williams.

“Marvin Harrison is a unique receiving draft prospect that rarely comes along,” Spielman said recently on The 33rd Team. “He has everything you’re looking for to be one of the highest-picked receivers in next year’s draft. And if it wasn’t for the quarterback class with Caleb Williams, he may be the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft.”

Harrison had 77 catches for 1,263 yards and 14 touchdowns last fall. He was electric week in and week out.

Spielman said when he was at Ohio State’s Pro Day earlier this year to watch Smith-Njigba and Stroud, everyone in attendance was enamored more with Harrison.

“The more you watch … your eyes just gravitate to watching Marvin Harrison Jr.,” Spielman said. “He’s got unique size. I think he is so smooth as an athlete that people may not anticipate that he’s going to run faster than people think he will. I think he is a very good route-runner. He has a unique catching radius in the way he tracks the ball.

“I think he plays a lot faster than maybe he’s going to time or people think he’s going to time. His ability to torque his body and his body control in mid-air to make circus-type catches that are on highlight reels show up week in and week out. I do think he is going to be a very unique prospect.”