# Donnie Druin: Druin writes that Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed out of Arizona and projects to be traded to the Houston Texans, with the deal expected to be completed well before the Nov. 10 deadline. He also expects Harrison to sit out Arizona's Week 5 home game against Detroit. **Claimed:** Oct 11, 2026 **Pundit:** Donnie Druin — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/donnie-druin **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/onsi/arizona-cardinals-trade-partner-marvin-harrison-jr-finally-revealed 2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Harrison projects to land with the Texans, who are 0-4 entering Sunday and are looking for a massive change of pace on the offensive side of the ball. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Harrison's expected to be inactive for the Cardinals' home game on Sunday against the Detroit Lions with a deal expected to be completed early next week. (Week 5)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Marvin Harrison Jr. to move to Houston Texans** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Marvin Harrison Jr., Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Marvin Harrison Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marvin-harrison-jr - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans ## What others said about the same people - Kyle Crabbs on Kaimon Rucker: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 0) - JP Acosta on Derek Stingley Jr.: JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 (scored 100) - Andrew Erickson on Joe Mixon: Erickson lays out his own early 2026 running back ranks, fading Christian McCaffrey to RB10 after his 450-touch season, boosting Chase Brown to RB7, Breece Hall to RB12 and Tyler Allgeier to RB28, while docking Kyle Monangai, Rhamondre Stevenson and Woody Marks. He also expects Hall to leave the Jets and be a fantasy RB1 elsewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9442bb98-ffb3-4ee2-ad80-37bd5c8074f4 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on Arizona Cardinals: Traina picks the Cardinals to beat the Giants 23-17, citing New York's red-zone drought and the loss of the RPO game with Jameis Winston replacing the injured Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dcc389e4-80cd-46c5-bb11-20326d8c1a28 (scored 35.71) - Bobby Kownack on Arizona Cardinals: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Jets in Chicago and the Buccaneers over the Packers, plus the Jaguars at Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab70bbf8-6373-48ac-af86-ce8d9da4da35 (scored 35.71) - Dan Parr on Houston Texans: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 (scored 50) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Mike Florio on Myles Garrett: Florio expects the Rams won't open Myles Garrett's practice window this week, which means the defensive end will sit out the Week 6 game against the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21b0fd45-dc08-4993-b3a6-c44ea5d4f81b (not settled) - Jason La Canfora on Lamar Jackson: La Canfora writes that Lamar Jackson is out for the Ravens' Sunday night game against Atlanta and may miss the following week as well, with Tyler 'Snoop' Huntley taking over at quarterback. He also doubts Marvin Harrison Jr. will become the Ravens' complementary downfield threat. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11ca8085-2398-4f8c-95b7-9da6f25ba5d5 (not settled) - Chad Jensen on Ladd McConkey: Jensen expects Chargers receiver Ladd McConkey, listed as questionable with a foot injury after not practicing all week, to sit out Sunday's game against Denver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2bb2b7d1-921f-46e4-ad3e-61b6ac77b679 (not settled) - Patricia Traina on Jihad Ward: With Chauncey Golston placed on IR, Traina expects newly signed Jihad Ward to be active against Washington and absorb a significant defensive role in Golston's place. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bc0d835f-406e-4fdb-ac72-89ed4bf46c62 (not settled) - Bill Huber on Mekhi Becton: Huber expects the Packers to beat the Bears on Sunday, projects Green Bay's offensive line starters with Becton inactive, and says Becton's Packers debut will be delayed another week. He also lays out Chicago's backfield pecking order with Monangai out. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/85788aa4-a800-40f9-af30-56c9697f2fb9 (not settled) - Blaine Grisak on Aaron Donald: Grisak suggests the Rams and Bills could meet in the Super Bowl, implying both reach the title game. Otherwise the piece is largely descriptive and quotes from coaches and players. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ef08a750-e5af-404e-9e43-2dabc79d1819 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=donnie-druin