Kyler Murray admits the Cardinals' first-round draft pick will take the team to unprecedented heights

Kyler Murray knows what Marvin Harrison Jr. can bring to the table.

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May 10, 2024; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) during rookie minicamp at the teams Tempe Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
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Kyler Murray isn't setting low expectations for Marvin Harrison Jr., the star Ohio State receiver the Arizona Cardinals selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. 

Murray expects Harrison to be a player that takes the Cardinals offense to heights it hasn't reached during the quarterback's tenure as the team's starter. 

"I think that takes us to another level," Murray said via ESPN. "When you got a guy out there that is capable of winning one-on-ones, obviously he's got to go do it and he knows that. We all know it, but as far as manipulating coverage and stuff like that, you got a guy out there that can do that and even if he's not open, he's open.

"I'm excited to be able to build that with him, but when he does what he does, yeah, I fully expect our offense to be top of the league."

Arizona is in an interesting position heading into the 2024 season. It marks the first year Murray will be fully healthy since the coaching change. 

During the 2023 season, there were flashes of what is possible. And with a wide receiver like Harrison, that ceiling on the offense has only risen. 

He is a special player. If there is any doubt, just ask cornerback  Garrett Williams.

"You look at his height and then you look at his movement ability, those two things usually don't match up like that," Williams said. "So, for him to do it and make everything look so easy, the ball tracking ability, he's everything people said he is."

If Harrison can live up to the label presented to him by Murray, the Cardinals could be fighting for a playoff spot near the end of the 2024 season.