Terry McLaurin

McCaffrey was on the field in a rotational role for his second game but failed to see one look through the air. The Commanders also made free agent addition Noah Brown active for this game, putting one more pass-catcher in the mix for WR2 and WR3 duties. No one outside of Terry McLaurin his on the fantasy radar in this receiving room.

The bulk of McLaurin's targets came around the line of scrimmage. Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury tried to get him going with some layup targets but the veteran wideout couldn't turn them into anything. McLaurin now has 39 receiving yards on the year. Zach Ertz topped that number in Week 2 alone. Jayden Daniels' struggles as a passer have trickled down to McLaurin and it's going to take time for the rookie to find his footing. The decrease in passing volume via Daniels' rushing hasn't helped either. Until the Commanders' offense improves, McLaurin will struggle to get beyond a WR3 rank.

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin led the team with eight targets for a 27.6% share in the Week 2 win over the Giants. But that's where the good news ends. McLaurin finished with just 22 scoreless yards on six grabs. Washington had nothing working downfield in the passing game. McLaurin's longest grab went for 12 yards. His other catches: 8, 5, 2, and -2 yards and -3 yards.

McLaurin was also wide open down the sideline for what would have been a 75-yard touchdown pass but Jayden Daniels overthrew him. There was some thought that McLaurin would have fantasy appeal because there were no receiving options in Washington and Daniels would pepper him with targets, but that doesn't appear to be the case. The Bucs were down to only one healthy cornerback for three-quarters of this game, and McLaurin still couldn't get anything going, which doesn't inspire much confidence for his season-long value.

The fantasy numbers are tremendous, and you have no complaint about them if you're rostering Daniels, other than the fact that he doesn't seem to know how to slide, preferring to take hits or barrel roll into defenders. However, from a real-life football perspective, this was a bit of a troubling game. Despite the Bucs being down to one healthy cornerback (yes, one) Daniels only completed six passes to wide receivers and most of them happened on the final drive. He overthrew Terry McLaurin on a walk-in 75-yard touchdown and appears to have real limitations as a passer. He also fumbled three times on Sunday, but none of them were recovered by the Bucs. You'll mostly enjoy having Daniels on your team, but there could be some tough weeks ahead.