Terry McLaurin vs Zay Flowers

“Round 4: Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS) Terry McLaurin was the counter-pick, sitting in an almost identical ADP range as Waddle. The preference here comes down to target-share ceiling: McLaurin’s worst-case target competition still leaves him with a strong floor, while his best case could push into the high-20s percentage range given how thin the target competition around him currently looks.”

“Terry McLaurin (WR – WSH) McLaurin’s 2025 season was derailed almost from the jump by a training camp holdout that eventually turned into a three-year, $96 million contract extension. That kind of disruption tends to torpedo a season, and it did here too.”

“Terry McLaurin is a favorite draft target in the fifth round based on ADP.”

“Both Luke McCaffrey and Jaylin Lane are fighting for targets behind Terry McLaurin in the Commanders' receiver room.”

“Through the first six weeks, McLaurin averaged just 4.2 PPR points per game, topped 50 receiving yards only once, and seemed to spend almost as much time on the injury report as he did on the field.”

“Injuries also limited Terry McLaurin to 10 games.”

“McLaurin started the 2025 offseason as a holdout. Then, shortly after reaching a new deal with the Commanders, McLaurin sustained a quad injury in Week 3 and did not return fully until the Commanders' season was all but over in Week 13.”

“When healthy, McLaurin has been an extremely reliable WR2, posting consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 2020 to 2024, yet averaged just 80 receptions each season despite being the first read in the offense. Even with Deebo Samuel and Zach Ertz gone, Washington will look to spread the ball around to tertiary options.”

“Terry McLaurin was faded at ADP 31 with a 6% win rate and 44% top 6% finish, and the verdict was Right.”

“After recording a career-high 13 receiving touchdowns in 2024, McLaurin regressed last year, totaling three scores in 10 games. Yet, fantasy players should expect a solid year from him if Daniels is healthy. Unfortunately, McLaurin's fantasy playoff schedule is awful, facing A.J. Terrell in Week 15, an elite Minnesota pass defense in Week 16, and an underrated Jaguars' unit in Week 17.”

“Early in the offseason, new offensive coordinator David Blough said he wants to build the offense around getting McLaurin 10 targets, and topping his career-high of 134 certainly sounds like a probability if everything clicks.”

“Ball up Terry McLaurin's 2025 and throw it in the trash. It was a year to forget for the veteran wideout and the Commanders' offense as a whole, with multiple players on offense suffering serious injuries and quarterback Jayden Daniels in and out of the lineup all year long.”

“The Ballers really like Zay Flowers , who will serve as the primary pre-snap chess piece operating from the Z-receiver spot. This alignment keeps him off the line of scrimmage to dodge press coverage while creating misdirection.”

“The Declan Doyle addition makes me more bullish on Flowers, who was the entire Ravens’ passing game last season.”

“Yet, Zay Flowers’ role as the clear-cut No. 1 option in the passing game remains unchallenged.”

“Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) My rank – WR19, 45th overall ADP – WR22, 60th overall The Zay Flowers propaganda is making its way around the Redraft streets, but it doesn’t appear the dynasty community is quite as bullish. Well, I’m buying the hype on Flowers.”

“Flowers is just as electric as she was billed coming out of college. He's been Lamar Jackson's No. 1 receiver since the day he was drafted, and at times he's been Jackson's only noteworthy receiver.”

“With DeAndre Hopkins and Isaiah Likely gone, the passing volume may be further consolidated in Flowers' favor. Valued as the WR18 in ECR, Flowers should be in line to smash his ADP if he can simply post a league-average touchdown rate.”

“Flowers finished as the WR4 overall in route participation in 2025, rocking an impressive 29% target share. In terms of efficiency, Flowers finished 12th or better at the position in yards per route run (YPRR), yards per target and yards per team pass attempt last year.”

“Yet, Flowers' role as the clear-cut No. 1 option in the passing game remains unchallenged. Last year, the former Boston College star averaged 14.3 PPR fantasy points per game, a career high. However, he was even better when Lamar Jackson played, averaging 15 fantasy points per game on only 6.9 targets per contest.”

“If you rostered Zay Flowers last season, you know that his WR7 finish in 2025 deserves an asterisk. Hopefully, no one was playing fantasy football in Week 18 (if so, put a rule change up to vote), but that's when Flowers padded his stats with 2 TDs and 138 yards receiving. Half of the time he was "MEH" (between 8 and 12.5 fpts). Zay Flowers finished as a Top-24 WR in just 35% of his games in 2025.”

“Zay Flowers has been a poor man's version of Amon-Ra St. Brown, turning in consistently strong reception and yardage totals. He hasn't scored many touchdowns, but it's possible Flowers gets more red-zone looks under the new Ravens offensive coordinator, Declan Doyle.”

“Last season, Zay Flowers posted a 29.1% target share (WR11) and had a 99.1% route participation rate (WR4). Baltimore picked up Flowers' fifth-year option and is reportedly working toward a long-term extension, which means Flowers has every incentive to put together a monster season. Flowers is Lamar Jackson's unquestioned No. 1 WR, and as long as Jackson stays healthy, Flowers should get peppered with targets.”

“If Andrew Erickson has one true flag-plant player this season, it's Zay Flowers. Flowers has improved every year since entering the league, and Erickson believes another leap is coming. He highlighted Flowers' efficiency metrics, consistent target share, and growing role within Baltimore's passing game as reasons to expect another breakout. The biggest missing piece has been touchdowns. If Baltimore's offense improves in the red zone, Erickson believes Flowers has the talent to capitalize.”