Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons²

Terry McLaurin

Wide Receiver, Washington Commanders · #17.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 17
Born: Sep 15, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	14	26	203	14.5	1	30	11	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	512	812	7,164	14.0	42	86	344	12	73	6.1	0	27	3	2

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	26 targets	+0.43	50%		30th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	4	4	62	15.5	0	22	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs SEA	W 33-31	6	9	77	12.8	1	30	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DAL	L 37-20	2	9	50	25.0	0	26	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	2	4	14	7.0	0	8	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Terry McLaurin (born September 15, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). McLaurin played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by Washington in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2024 and set a Commanders record for most touchdown catches in a season with 13.

From Wikipedia’s article on Terry McLaurin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McLaurin was born on September 15, 1995, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He won the state's Mr. Football Award in 2013 while playing football for Cathedral High School. McLaurin was regarded as a four-star recruit in the class of 2014 according to the 247Sports Composite.

College career

McLaurin redshirted his freshman season in 2014. As a redshirt freshman for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2015, McLaurin appeared in six games and recorded seven tackles and a fumble recovery. As a sophomore in 2016, he recorded 11 receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games. As a junior in 2017, he recorded 29 receptions for 436 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns in 13 games. As a senior in 2018, he recorded 35 receptions for 701 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led the Big Ten in yards per reception.

Personal life

McLaurin has been called by several nicknames during his NFL career, such as "Scary Terry", "F1", and "The Captain". He established the Terry McLaurin Foundation to help disadvantaged kids in the Washington metropolitan area. He also has a cereal named after him called Terry McLaurin's Crunch Time.

McLaurin married Caitlin Winfrey in Los Cabos, Mexico, in February 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Terry McLaurin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹