On a team filled with young, developing players, Terry McLaurin is the one young offensive playmaker who both produced at a high level throughout 2019 & 2020 and appears to have “star” potential.
On a roster dominated by top draft picks on the defensive side of the ball, McLaurin, Curtis Samuel and Ryan Fitzpatrick are probably the only players on offense who have any real national name recognition, yet this week, Peter Schaeger of Good Morning Football ranked Terry McLaurin as one of the five most underrated receivers in the NFL.
Because the team has disappointed so often over the past two and a half decades, I think that Washington fans at times hesitate to embrace the idea that a given player can perform at a very high level on the field even as the team struggles.