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Terry McLuren, as things stand right now, they have still not added another free agent wide receiver... if they're not adding someone, the role for Terry McLaren is going to be crazy... they've made comments about moving him around the formation more... trying to get him like 10 targets every single week. He's a very safe pick... very likely to finish the wide receiver, too... if you want that safe pick at wide receiver, it's Terry McLuren.

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McLaurin faces minimal WR competition; team targeting ~10 targets weekly, safe top-12 finish.

JJ Zachariason projects a "crazy" role for Terry McLaurin in 2026 if Washington doesn't add another free agent wide receiver. With only Antonio Williams, Luke McAffrey, Trayon Burks, Jaylen Lane, and Chicka Conquo as competition, McLaurin faces minimal depth chart threats. The team has made comments about moving him around the formation more and "force feeding him the football, trying to get him like 10 targets every single week." Zachariason rates McLaurin as a very safe pick, likely to finish as a top-12 WR but relatively unlikely to finish as WR1, comparing him to Zay Flowers as a safe WR archetype in this draft range.

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