Terry McLaurin

Week 3 at Cincinnati Bengals
Fantasy managers of a certain age may be able to remember when Terry McLaurin was a valuable asset on his own offense and on most people’s fantasy rosters. Those days are gone, it seems. McLaurin did see eight targets in Week 2 and caught six of them, but he managed a paltry 22 yards, finishing with 5.2 Half PPR points and behind 52 other WRs in weekly scoring.

The Bengals have allowed the 29th most receptions and receiving yards to wide receivers so far this season. It’s sad to say, but if you need anything more than low-end WR numbers from McLaurin this week, you’re likely to be disappointed.

Week 1 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Terry McLaurin heads into another season hoping that this will be the year he is tethered to a quarterback who will make the best use of his talent. The Commander's offense, helmed by Jayden Daniels, should make heavy use of RPOs, and research has shown that primary receivers in RPO-based offenses do tend to command high workloads. That would be welcome for McLaurin and his fantasy managers this season. If he can see a decent workload in Week 1 against the Bucs, he should be able to make some fantasy noise. The Bucs did rank 31st in aFPA to wideouts last season. Still, it's hard to project him as anything above a low-end WR3 this week.

Week 17 vs San Francisco 49ers

Terry McLaurin had an OK outing last week, finishing 3-50 on five targets. McLaurin once again is dealing with a carousel of quarterbacks as Jacoby Brissett is taking over as Washington's starter for Week 17. Brissett targeted McLaurin often in Week 15, leading to a season-high 141 yards for McLaurin (93 of which came with Brissett at QB). Brissett only targeted McLaurin twice last week, but he also had just 13 attempts. This week, McLaurin faces a tough 49ers defense (18th aFPA), but San Francisco hasn't been too hard on WRs in fantasy this year. The change at QB could be a good thing at McLaurin, who should be viewed as a decent WR2 option in Week 17.