Terry McLaurin Week 3 Outlook - Commanders at Bengals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 19th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

McLaurin is the only receiver that's currently fantasy viable in the Commanders passing attack. He is the only wide receiver that logged at least a 60% route share last week (McLaurin 79%). Last week, his usage bumped up with a 27.6% target share, a 22.9% air-yard share, and a 31.8% first-read share. The problem for McLaurin and this offense is that it is in dink and dunk mode. McLaurin's 0.73 YPRR can be traced to his 3.8 aDOT. It's tough for any wide receiver to produce with basically elongated handoffs every play. I'm not trying to wedge McLaurin into fantasy lineups this week against a secondary that has allowed the 11th-fewest receiving yards to perimeter wide receivers. McLaurin will run about 81% of his routes against Cam Taylor-Britt (50% catch rate and 80.6 passer rating) and Dax Hill (62.5% catch rate and 75 passer rating).