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Former Buckeyes WR Terry McLaurin Cracks NFL's Top 100

Washington Commanders and former Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Terry McLaurin had 77 receptions for 1,191 yards and five touchdowns last season.

Casey Smith

Former Buckeyes WR Terry McLaurin Cracks NFL's Top 100
Former Buckeyes WR Terry McLaurin Cracks NFL's Top 100 /
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Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was voted on by his peers as the No. 94 player in the NFL, NFL+ announced Monday.

McLaurin is the first former Buckeye to be unveiled on the top-100 list just a day after his "Madden 24" rating was the fourth best among Ohio State players in the NFL. McLaurin's five-catch, 73-yard, one-touchdown performance against Green Bay's Jaire Alexander last year left the Packers' top-100 cornerback speechless.

"Terry McLaurin, he's just so..." Alexander said on 2023 NFL Top-100's premier Monday. "With that game, I was not locked in."

Alexander's probably not alone as a few other corners can probably say the same over McLaurin's four-year NFL career.

In 63 career games, McLaurin has hauled in 299 passes for 4,281 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Each of the last three seasons, he's been as consistent as any receiver in the league, coming down with 77 in 2021-22 and 87 in 2020, between 1,053 and 1,191 yards and either four or five touchdowns. 

Despite the laundry list of quarterbacks McLaurin's had throwing to him since 2020 — Alex Smith, Dwayne Haskins, Kyle Allen, Taylor Heinicke, Carson Wentz and Sam Howell — he's been a security blanket and a top-20 receiving option.

One self-proclaimed Philadelphia Eagles fan said McLaurin's been underrated.

"Terry Mac is one of the most disrespected wideouts in the game," the fan said in a tweet. "All this man does is be a savage. 17 games a year. Year after year. 94 is straight up disrespectful."

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