Overview
- Mike LaFleur announced Tuesday during OTAs that Marvin Harrison Jr. will be the team's X receiver, a role LaFleur compared to Davante Adams while Michael Wilson was designated the Z receiver.
- LaFleur said Wilson's Z role is similar to Puka Nacua's with the Rams and that Kendrick Bourne will see increased snaps in the slot.
- Coaching staff intends to move receivers across alignments instead of locking them into one spot, using motion and formation shifts to create matchup advantages.
- Harrison enters the plan after a 2025 season cut short by injuries and a drop in production to 41 catches for 608 yards, and he says his offseason priority has been staying healthy.
- The designations clarify personnel ahead of training camp but do not settle target distribution or passing success, which will depend on health, who gets open, and an unsettled quarterback situation with Jacoby Brissett expected to start short term.