Terry McLaurin
28-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
79
YDS
1002
TD
4
AVG
12.7
TAR
132
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McLaurin remains the clear No. 1 receiver in Washington after Jahan Dotson's second-year breakout in 2023 failed to materialize. The 2022 first-round pick finished south of his rookie-year totals for yards and TDs, while McLaurin (barely) reached 1,000 yards for a fourth straight year. The 28-year-old has been somewhat frustrating despite that measure of consistency, as he's never reached 1,200 yards and hasn't scored more than five TDs since his rookie season. Subpar QB play may be more to blame than McLaurin himself, though a truly dominant No. 1 receiver might earn larger target shares even if the per-target efficiency left something to be desired. Last year, we saw problems in both regards, with McLaurin right around his usual raw number of targets (130) despite playing in an offense that led the league in passes. His 21.5 percent target share was a career low, and if you only include his active games the number has curiously dropped a bit with each passing season, starting from a high-water mark of 26.9 percent in his 2019 rookie campaign. McLaurin also finished 2023 with career lows for yards per catch (12.7) and per target (7.6), and with an 11.4 aDOT not far from his career mark of 12.2. The good news is that there's still a late-breakout argument, thanks to the Commanders bringing in a new coaching staff and drafting QB Jayden Daniels second overall. To the naked eye, McLaurin still looks like the same guy who ran a 4.35 40 at 208 pounds at the 2019 Combine and then put up 919 yards and seven TDs in 14 games as a rookie. Washington might be a tough situation efficiency-wise again, but we'll be fully out of excuses if the target share portion doesn't at least improve. Read Past Outlooks
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Fourth straight 1,000-yard season
McLaurin caught six of eight targets for 56 yards in Sunday's 38-10 loss to the Cowboys.
ANALYSIS
It took until the fourth quarter, but McLaurin hauled in just enough production to reach 1,000 yards for the fourth straight season with 1,002. His 79 catches on the year also put him over 75 for the fourth straight campaign, a remarkable streak of consistency considering the revolving door the Commanders have had at quarterback during his career. McLaurin will likely be working with yet another new signal-caller, and a new coaching staff, in 2024, but this might be the one that sticks as Washington holds the second overall pick in a QB-rich draft class.
It took until the fourth quarter, but McLaurin hauled in just enough production to reach 1,000 yards for the fourth straight season with 1,002. His 79 catches on the year also put him over 75 for the fourth straight campaign, a remarkable streak of consistency considering the revolving door the Commanders have had at quarterback during his career. McLaurin will likely be working with yet another new signal-caller, and a new coaching staff, in 2024, but this might be the one that sticks as Washington holds the second overall pick in a QB-rich draft class.
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Air Yards Per Game
86.9Air Yards Per Snap
1.64% Team Air Yards
34.1%% Team Targets
21.6%Avg Depth of Target
11.4 YdsCatch Rate
59.8%Drop Rate
2.3%Avg Yds After Catch
4.6% Targeted On Route
20.0%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2023 Terry McLaurin Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 0"Weight
210 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.35 secShuttle Time
4.15 secCone Drill
7.01 secVertical Jump
37.5 inBroad Jump
125 inBench Press
18 repsHand Length
9.13 inArm Length
31.50 in
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Likely getting new QB in '24
McLaurin is projected to work with a new starting quarterback in 2024, with Sam Howell unlikely to have another chance at the starting job in the opinion of Nick Shook of NFL.com.
ANALYSIS
Shook notes Howell's forgettable finish to a season that started with promise -- the second-year pro threw four touchdowns and 12 interceptions over his final seven games -- is likely to have sunk his chances of getting a serious shot at the job again in 2024. Furthering the chances of a change is the fact a new coaching staff will soon be brought in, and the Commanders have the second overall pick. McLaurin has survived middling quarterback play throughout most of his career, and he just managed to get over the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season while recording 79 receptions across 17 games in 2023.
Shook notes Howell's forgettable finish to a season that started with promise -- the second-year pro threw four touchdowns and 12 interceptions over his final seven games -- is likely to have sunk his chances of getting a serious shot at the job again in 2024. Furthering the chances of a change is the fact a new coaching staff will soon be brought in, and the Commanders have the second overall pick. McLaurin has survived middling quarterback play throughout most of his career, and he just managed to get over the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season while recording 79 receptions across 17 games in 2023.
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McLaurin's long-awaited quarterback upgrade now appears dependent on the progress of 2022 fifth-round pick Sam Howell, who is expected to enter camp as Washington's starter after a strong preseason last year and an impressive cameo at the end of the campaign. Despite another year of substandard QB play, McLaurin finished 2022 with a career-high 1,191 yards, perhaps getting an efficiency boost from the emergence of Jahan Dotson and Curtis Samuel as legitimate complementary weapons. That does, of course, give McLaurin a bit more target competition than in the past, and even last year his 120 looks were his fewest since 2019 when he was a rookie. He made up for it with a 64.2 percent catch rate and 9.9 YPT, numbers far beyond the Washington passing game as a whole. McLaurin has the size (6-0, 210), speed (4.35 40) and route-running skills to break out of the 900-1,200-yard range he's been stuck in, but betting on a fifth-round QB to unlock that -- even a promising one like Howell -- is rather risky.
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Bright spot in Washington offense
McLaurin recorded four catches on six targets for 61 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-10 loss to the 49ers.
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Leading receiver in Week 16 loss
McLaurin caught three of five targets for 50 yards in Sunday's 30-28 loss to the Jets.
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First 100-yard game of season
McLaurin recorded six receptions on 12 targets for 141 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 28-20 loss to the Rams.
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Held off stat sheet Sunday
McLaurin failed to bring in any of his three targets in the Commanders' 45-15 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
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Does little with big volume
McLaurin caught four of 11 targets for 50 yards in Thursday's 45-10 loss to the Cowboys.
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