What did Marvin Harrison Jr.’s Texans debut look like?

Former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. reeled in his first catch as a member of the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Harrison finished the game with three catches on four targets for 34 yards in the Texans’ 34-31 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Against the Jaguars in London, Harrison was seldom used through the Texans’ first three drives with just one snap.

But on Houston’s fourth possession, quarterback C.J. Stroud found his Ohio State teammate in the middle of the field for 14 yards.

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Stroud looked his way the very next play but couldn’t connect with the wideout.

Harrison’s catch helped set up Houston for a 25-yard field goal to retake an early lead in the second quarter. He had four total snaps in the first half.

The wide receiver added 14-yard and six-yard catches for first downs early on in the third quarter.

The wide receiver entered Sunday’s game with five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown in four games with the Cardinals.

Arizona shipped off Harrison and a 2027 sixth-round pick last Sunday to Houston in exchange for a 2027 second- and seventh-round pick.

The wideout was taken with the No. 4 overall pick in 2024 but never lived up to expectations or planted his flag as Arizona’s undisputed WR1.

With him no longer on the roster, tight end Trey McBride and wide receiver Michael Wilson will continue to see the bulk of targets.

Jalen Brooks and Reggie Virgil, meanwhile, step into bigger roles following Harrison’s departure.

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