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Terry McLaurin

WR, Washington

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Terry McLaurin had an elite rookie season with 58 receptions for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns in 14 games (66 receptions for 1,050 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns over the course of an entire season). How good McLaurin was last season is really demonstrated in advanced stats. Last year McLaurin had a 76% success rate against man coverage, which is the fourth-highest for a rookie ever. McLaurin had an overall PFF grade of 85.7, and that’s the highest grad for a rookie receiver since Michael Thomas in 2016. McLaurin’s contested catch rate last year was 68.4%, which was the highest in the NFL amongst wide receivers. McLaurin also played on 86% or more of Washington’s snaps in every game last year. Washington added practically nobody to the receiver room to challenge McLaurin, the only somewhat relevant addition being Antonio Gandy-Golden in the fourth round of the draft. He’s going to be a rookie and won’t challenge McLaurin whatsoever. McLaurin should continue to develop next year, but the more important thing is the development of Dwayne Haskins. If Haskins can take a jump, which he should as a second year quarterback, and plays even decently, McLaurin will be one of the steals of the draft. If not, McLaurisn should still finish with better numbers than he had last year. Overall, Terry McLaurin has incredibly high upside and is worth drafting in the fourth round, though you can probably get him in the fifth or sixth.

Standard Analytics-Based Projected Points: 131.07

PPR Analytics-Based Projected Points: 220.88

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