Terry McLaurin Week 15 Outlook - Eagles at Commanders

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Tue, Dec 10th 2019, 7:32am EST

Let's get this straight: McLaurin is a very good receiver. This does not automatically make him a very good fantasy receiver. I understand the 'want' to play him every week, I really do. The sad reality is that he's failed to record more than four receptions in eight of his last nine games and has caught just one touchdown over his last seven games. If you didn't see what it required for him to get that one touchdown, go back and watch his highlights from last week. It was remarkable. The Eagles secondary is one to attack, and particularly on the perimeter, as the combination of Ronald Darby and Jalen Mills have allowed 60-of-101 passing for 929 yards and nine touchdowns in their coverage this year. We just got done watching fellow rookie Darius Slayton torch Darby for 150-plus yards and two touchdowns on Monday night. The 59.6 percent catch-rate the Eagles have allowed to receivers isn't great, but they make up for that allowing 14.76 yards per reception. Considering McLaurin relies on big plays to have fantasy value right now, this is a good thing, as is the fact that they've allowed 18 touchdowns to receivers, which is the tied for the third-most in football. McLaurin finds a way to remain on the low-end WR3 radar.