MarvinHarrison Jr.

News: 20 hours agoHarrison (heel) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Rams, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Spin: Harrison hasn't been practiced since injuring his heel in the second half of a Week 13 loss to Tampa Bay. It was his first game back from a two-week absence following an appendectomy, during which WR Michael Wilson caught 25 of 33 targets for 303 yards.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Harrison is a candidate for a Year 2 leap after he didn't quite live up to the "fourth overall pick" hype as a rookie. In some ways, Harrison was afforded plenty of opportunity -- he ranked third in the league in end zone targets (17) and ninth in air yards (1,518) -- but he was limited in other ways (zero designed screens and a deep-threat role that led to an ugly 54% catch rate and 22% off-target rate). Harrison scored eight TDs, but finished 37th in catches and 30th in both yards and fantasy points (41st in PPG). There's some obvious risk here, but Harrison was drafted with the expectation he'd be an elite player and it's only logical that he'll be treated that way in terms of usage in his second season. If that happens, the sky is the limit in terms of fantasy production. There's some projection here, but Harrison should be valued as a fringe WR2.