Marvin Harrison Jr. is a quiet sort, and while I will admit I have never asked MHJ directly about any rivalries he might feel with the wide receiver class of 2024, I don't see him as a guy drawing motivation from that type of thing.

The same can't be said for Malik Nabers, who was the second wide receiver picked in last year's draft and who was really the one guy discussed as someone who could have surpassed MHJ as WR1 in the 2024 selection process.

"I don't have anything against him personally, but the football mindset is different," Nabers said recently on The Ross Tucker Podcast. "I'm competing with him. He plays the same position as me. I watch his stats, every game, I watch it. I watch everybody's stats. I'm sorry. That's just who I am."

Nabers had a Pro Bowl rookie season, with 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns. Harrison, as has been documented often, dealt with ups and downs as a rookie but still had a solid season with his 62-885-8 stat line. Harrison's team also was run-first, and the Cardinals had a much better season than the Giants.

There was much conversation about Harrison, Nabers and Rome Odunze as the top three wideouts of the 2024 class, and ultimately, they came off the board as the first three in that order -- in what was a fantastic draft for receivers. (Brian Thomas, Xavier Worthy and Ladd McConkey also proved to be excellent as the season wore on.)

As Nabers noted, he's watching all of those guys. But no one more than Harrison.

"Him specifically, coming out, he went before me, I went after him," Nabers said. "He won the Biletnikoff (award in college). There has always been that head to head."