Player Dossier

2014-2018

Ohio State

Terry McLaurin

WR • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Terry McLaurin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Player Story

Terry McLaurin built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 83, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Terry McLaurin's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9082

Cathedral · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 76
NFL Team
Washington

Terry McLaurin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State. Terry McLaurin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,251
Receptions
75
Touchdowns
19
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2018 · Ohio State · Player Highlight

Terry McLaurin college highlights at Ohio State.

Season
2018
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Terry McLaurin quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,251
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game
Wisconsin
Recruit profile
4-star · Cathedral · Ohio State
High school pipeline
Cathedral · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 3 · Pick 12 · Washington
Latest roster
No. 83 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
701 receiving yards · WR 111th (top 11%) · Big Ten 12th (top 6%) · National 118th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State0-00-
2016 PostseasonOhio State1317039.3
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State1310107239.3
2017 PostseasonOhio State1312060.9
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State1328434660.9
2018 PostseasonOhio State12132073.8
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State12346691173.8

Related Context

Terry McLaurin played WR for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Terry McLaurin recorded 1,251 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Ohio State paired 701 primary output with 92.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 92.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2018 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

58.4

Efficiency

92.9

Usage

10

Consistency

69

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 32. Oregon State: 121. Rutgers: 51. TCU: 29. Tulane: 17. Indiana: 59. Minnesota: 55. Purdue: 66. Michigan State: 63. Maryland: 118. Michigan: 12. Northwestern: 78

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 100. Oregon State: 4 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 100. TCU: 3 by 64.4. Tulane: 1 by 100. Indiana: 4 by 98.3. Minnesota: 3 by 100. Purdue: 5 by 88. Michigan State: 5 by 84. Maryland: 4 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 80. Northwestern: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins57.7 · Games = 11 · -8.3 vs Losses
Losses66 · Games = 1 · +8.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Washington

Result
Tue 1/1vs WashingtonW 28-231323232032
Sun 12/2vs Northwestern2+ TDW 45-243782626242
Sat 11/24vs MichiganW 62-391121212012
Sat 11/17@ Maryland100 receiving yardsW 52-51411829.529.50168
Sat 11/10@ Michigan StateW 26-656312.612.60021
Sat 10/20@ PurdueL 20-4956613.213.20134
Sat 10/13vs MinnesotaW 30-1435518.318.30141
Sat 10/6vs Indiana2+ TDW 49-2645914.814.80222
Sat 9/22vs TulaneW 49-61171717117
Sun 9/16@ TCUW 40-283299.79.70012
Sat 9/8vs RutgersW 52-31515151151
Sat 9/1vs Oregon State100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 77-31412130.330.30275

Player Story

Terry McLaurin story

Terry McLaurin built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 83, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Terry McLaurin's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 1,251 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Terry McLaurin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ohio State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2016 PostseasonOhio State11467.76.5114
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State11467.76.50
2017 PostseasonOhio State4367911.7322
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State4367911.70
2018 PostseasonOhio State70192.910265
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State70192.9100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wisconsin

Week 14 · W 27-21 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

92

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Oregon State

Week 1 · W 77-31

121

Receiving Yards

84.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 12 · W 52-51 · Conference game

118

Receiving Yards

81.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Tulsa

Week 2 · W 48-3

28

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 62.2 efficiency score.

#5

@ Rutgers

Week 5 · W 56-0 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

68.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

701 primary output · 92.9 efficiency · 10 usage

73.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

73.8

701 primary · 92.9 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Ohio State

60.9

436 primary · 79 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games