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Marvin Harrison

WR (retired)

Marvin Harrison: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

13-year career, all in Indianapolis. 1,102 career receptions. 14,580 career yards. HOF Class of 2016 (1st ballot).

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	190
Receptions	1,102
Receiving Yards	14,580
Receiving TDs	128
Y/R	13.23

His 2002 143 catches for 1,722 yards is among the greatest single-season WR lines ever.

Rare

Most receptions in a season (top-5)

Player	Year	Catches
Michael Thomas	2019	149
Marvin Harrison	2002	143
Antonio Brown	2015	136
Cooper Kupp	2021	145
Justin Jefferson	2022	128

8 straight 1,100+ yard seasons (1999-2006). 1,000+ yards in 9 of 11 prime years.

Trend

Harrison 1,000-yard seasons

Year	Yds	TDs
1999	1,663	12
2000	1,476	14
2001	1,524	15
2002	1,722	11
2003	1,405	12
2004	1,163	15
2005	1,146	12
2006	1,414	12

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
1999	1663
2001	1524
2002	1722
2004	1163
2005	1146
2006	1414

Won SB XLI (Feb 2007) with the Colts. The career-defining ring after 11 years of close-but-not.

Milestone

Harrison 2006 SB run

Round	Result
DIV	W vs BAL
AFC Championship	W vs NE 38-34
SB XLI	W vs CHI 29-17

He's 1 of only 4 WRs in NFL history with 1,100+ catches and 14,000+ yards.

Comparison

1,100+ catches and 14,000+ yards

Player	Catches	Yds
Jerry Rice	1,549	22,895
Larry Fitzgerald	1,432	17,492
Marvin Harrison	1,102	14,580
Tony Gonzalez	1,325	15,127 (TE)

He played only 13 seasons but reached 14,580 yards — the highest yards-per-season pace among all 14k yard WRs.

Anomaly

WR career yards-per-season

Player	Years	Yds/yr
Marvin Harrison	13	1,121
Larry Fitzgerald	17	1,029
Tony Gonzalez (TE)	17	890
Jerry Rice	20	1,145

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