Marvin Harrison Jr. scores first Texans TD, reunites with C.J. Stroud
MHJ found the end zone in his second Houston game — but with 8 catches on the season, fantasy managers still can't trust him.
One TD is nice, but the usage isn't there yet in Houston.
- Traded from Arizona to Houston on Oct. 11
- 6-yard TD in Week 7 vs. Giants, his 2nd Texans game
- 8 rec on 17 targets, 119 yds, 1 TD in 2026 (5 games)
- WR94 in our rankings, #254 overall
- Texans sit 2-4 on a two-game win streak
Marvin Harrison Jr. got his first touchdown in a Texans uniform Saturday, hauling in a 6-yard score from C.J. Stroud against the Giants in Week 7. It was his first catch of the game, it tied things up at 14 after the two-point conversion, and it came just two weeks after Houston acquired him from Arizona on Oct. 11.
The connection wasn't new — Harrison and Stroud were running this exact play back at Ohio State. For fantasy purposes, though, the headline number is sobering: through five games this season (2026) MHJ has just 8 catches on 17 targets for 119 yards and one TD, good for 26 PPR points. That's WR94 in our rankings and #254 overall.
A Weird Statistical Footnote
Harrison also pulled off something nobody's done in decades. His lone Cardinals touchdown this year also came against the Giants, making him the first player to score on New York with two different teams in the same season since Herschel Walker did it in 1989 with Dallas and Minnesota. Fun trivia. Not a fantasy strategy.
The usage is the real story. In four games with Arizona he managed five receptions on 13 targets. His Houston debut last week brought three catches on four targets for 34 yards. The volume simply hasn't arrived, even with his college QB throwing him the ball — and Stroud has spread it around efficiently, posting 118 PPR points through six games (2026) as our QB9.
The Fantasy Fallout
The reunion narrative is great TV, but one touchdown doesn't fix a target share that's been thin since the trade. Houston is a run-leaning, winning offense right now at 2-4 on a two-game streak, and Harrison is still learning the playbook. If you're in a deep league and want to speculate on the Stroud rapport growing, he's a stash. In anything 12-team or shallower, keep him on your bench and watch the target counts for two more weeks before you commit a start. The talent is obvious; the opportunity isn't there yet.
