Report: Cardinals trade Marvin Harrison Jr. to Texans for two 2027 draft picks

The Arizona Cardinals are reportedly finalizing a major roster move, trading wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Houston Texans in a deal that includes multiple 2027 draft picks. The report frames the transaction as a separation between Harrison, the 2024 fourth overall pick, and an Arizona offense that has not looked the way the organization envisioned when it selected him that spring.

According to CBS Sports, the Cardinals would send Harrison, along with a 2027 seventh-round draft choice, to Houston. In return, Arizona would receive a 2027 second-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick, a draft package that reshapes what the Cardinals can pursue in the next draft cycle.

Harrison’s move also carries a built-in storyline for Houston fans. CBS Sports’ report says Harrison would reunite in Texas with his Ohio State connection, quarterback C.J. Stroud. Stroud, Harrison’s former teammate from their college years, provides a familiar quarterback-receiver pairing dynamic that both teams can build around as the Texans continue refining their passing identity.

For Arizona, the trade represents a significant organizational pivot. Harrison was drafted as a high-end prospect and was expected to be a cornerstone at receiver. Moving him, even with the understanding that he is still relatively young, indicates the Cardinals are choosing to reallocate value toward draft flexibility and potentially reshape the rest of their offensive planning around other pieces.

The draft-pick structure matters here because it is both immediate and medium-term. Arizona is not just taking a single asset, it is swapping Harrison and a future late pick for two higher-value selections in the same 2027 class. That is the kind of return teams typically target when they want to accelerate roster turnover while still maintaining optionality to address multiple needs.

Houston, meanwhile, is adding a former top draft selection with proven pedigree and a chance to fit him into an offense already centered on Stroud. Reunions like this can help continuity in communication and route concepts, particularly for receivers who have spent time building chemistry with a quarterback’s timing and tendencies in the past.

As of publication, the move is reported, not confirmed by an official league or team transaction announcement in the information available for this story. The league’s personnel and transaction pages should be treated as the final checkpoint for details, including the precise draft-pick conditions if any are included.