Terry McLaurin

WR·

Washington Commanders·#17·6'0"·210 lb·7th year·Ohio State

Tier 2Round 3, pick 76 in 2019

Updated November 4, 2026

80.2

Model Score

Up from 77.3 last year

Trade value ·a 4th

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Terry McLaurin has 15 catches, 230 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 5 games for the Washington Commanders this season through Week 8, 8.8 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).

Model Score by season

Up 2.9 from last season.

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

A steady veteran receiver whose production survives any quarterback.

The case for

2024 second-team All-Pro at age 30 with seven years of consistent WR1 production despite cycling through Washington QBs.
Career 498 catches for 6,961 yards across the Heinicke/Wentz/Smith/Daniels era; the role survives any system.

The worry

19-rank slide from 2024 to 2025; the trajectory at age 30 trends downward with the Daniels injury complications.
Deebo Samuel addition splits the target share that previously concentrated around him.

What to watch: Whether Daniels plays 17 games in 2026 and re-prioritizes McLaurin as the WR1 target.

Full take and bio

McLaurin at STTM #31 tier 4 in 2025 (down from #12 tier 2 in 2024) reflects the Jayden Daniels injury-shortened year and the Deebo Samuel target-share addition. The 6'0" frame plus the 6,961 career yards across QB changes makes him the league's most consistent WR-on-bad-teams profile. The 2024 second-team All-Pro is the recent peak; the 2025 slide is largely QB-driven.

McLaurin was born in Indianapolis, attended Cathedral, and won the 2015 CFP national title at Ohio State. Washington took him 76th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. He has made two Pro Bowls (2022, 2024) and earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2024. Career line is 498 catches for 6,961 yards and 41 TDs across seven seasons.

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Andre Rison ’9587%

Josh Gordon ’1985%

Chris Godwin Jr. ’2568%

Mike Wallace ’1767%

Pierre Garcon ’1566%

Plays like: Michael Westbrook, Andre Rison, Drew Bennett. Built like: Andre Caldwell, Tre McBride, Chimere Dike. Coming out: Chris Owusu, Devin Smith, Leonard Hankerson.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 4 starters, 11 backups, 4 didn't stick.

Terry McLaurin Injury StatusIR

Terry McLaurin is listed on injured reserve (Knee), reported Oct 30, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

This season · 5 games

Rec15

Rec Yds230

Rec TD1

Targets28

Yds/Gm46.0

Fantasy PPG8.8

EPA / target1.458

Avg separation2.4 yd

Avg cushion5.1 yd

YAC over exp2.5

Catch %44.4%

8.8 fantasy points a game, 44 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.

Contract2026 cap

2026 Cap Hit

$18.0M

APY

$29.0M/yr

Guaranteed at Signing

$44.6M

Years on Deal

Signed

2025

Est. Value

$22.8M/yr

overpaid by $6.2M/yr

Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.

Draft & College

Round 3, pick 76 to the Washington Commanders in 2019, out of Ohio State (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.

Taken#76

Consensus board70th

Our college model#284 WR

In college, 2016-2018, 36 games: 74 rec, 1,261 yds, 19 TD, 17.0 yds/rec. Coming out: 4.35s 40 yd, 18 reps bench, 37.5" vertical, 125" broad, 7.01s 3-cone, 4.15s shuttle.