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With the 42nd pick in the 2019 NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select:
WR - Terry McLaurin - The Ohio State University.
6' 0"
208 lbs
31 1/2”
9 1/8”
The Buckeyes plucked McLaurin from Indiana after he earned the state's Mr. Football for his play at Indianapolis' Cathedral High School. He did not make any catches as a redshirt freshman in 2015. Coaches started him four times in 13 games in 2016, and he grabbed 11 passes for 114 yards (10.4 average) and scored twice that season. As a junior, McLaurin started all 14 contests and hauled in 29 receptions for 436 yards and six touchdowns. He led the team with 20.0 yards per reception as a senior (35-701), scoring 11 times in 14 starts while also making an impact on special teams units (two tackles).
Strengths
- Adequate size and speed combination outside
- Quick lateral step and hand slap to beat press
- Routes offer some detail and signs of polish
- Good feel for leveraging cornerbacks out of position
- Crisp angles out of stems and breaks
- Physical at the top of his routes
- Finds open spaces in scramble situations
- Talented gunner with build-up speed and ball-tracking
- Ate up one-on-one matchups throughout the week at Senior Bowl
- Has build-up speed, but lacks early acceleration
- Body catcher with below-average extension and high-pointing
- Will need to intensify pace of his routes as a pro
- Long strides hinder short-area work underneath
- Lacks suddenness to separate from tight man
- Below-average blocker and willingness to do so
- Doesn't create yards after catch with wiggle and needs it in stride
- Comes in hot and runs by special teams tackles
Why Terry: Scary Terry is a beast on special teams. I'm talking will instantly be a top 5 ST player in the league. That means his absolute floor is a ST playmaker. However, he is also insanely fast and has polished routes. For a team trying to develop (or trade) John Ross as their #2, and has the emergence of Boyd, Scary Terry fits in perfectly as the #3, with WR2 upside. Without AJ green, the Bengals needed player makers and Terry is their guy.
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