Injury alert
Doubtful — hamstring injury
Practice: Limited in practice — hamstring injury
Updated Sat 10:42 AM ET · Est. return Oct 4 · Source: ESPN injury report · Practice: NFL official injury report, week 4 (via nflverse)
Is Terry McLaurin playing this week?
DoubtfulTerry McLaurin is listed as Doubtful for the week 4 game against the Indianapolis Colts (hamstring injury). Doubtful means unlikely to play.
Estimated return: Oct 4.
Official practice report (week 4): Limited in practice, hamstring injury.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Yes, per source WR Terry McLaurin is very much in question for Sunday because of the hamstring. Those are tricky situations. No final decision until Sunday but certainly leaning the wrong way. questionable. Find out Sunday morning.
John Keim @john_keim · 9h ago · View on X
Update: Terry McLaurin (hamstring) now not expected to play Week 4, per @BenStandig.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 9h ago · View on X
Sources: Despite intial hope he would play through a hamstring injury, Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin is now likely to miss Sunday’s game in London against the Indianapolis Colts, multiple sources tell Last Man Standig. More:
Ben Standig @BenStandig · 9h ago · View on X
Terry McLaurin (hamstring) expected to play Week 4, per @BenStandig.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 9h ago · View on X
Injury ripple · Week 4
Terry McLaurin doubtful: Jaylin Lane the one teammate with a clear lift
Terry McLaurin is listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury, and the only teammate whose past numbers show a clear rise without him is Jaylin Lane. The comparison is muddied because the games McLaurin missed came in 2025 with two different quarterbacks.
Read the full note →Ask StatGrades about Terry McLaurin
Ask your own questionOur numbers plus what they can't show: injuries around him, role changes, weather, rest and travel, line moves and the latest reporting, all linked.
Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Doubtful — hamstring injury.
Why we say bench
- Projected 0.2 points, #87 among WRs this week, outside the top 36.
- Doubtful — hamstring injury.
- If active, about 10.4 points; the projection is discounted for the chance of not playing.
- Upside: Scored 19.7 points last game against a typical 9.5 (trending up).
- Averaging 7.3 targets a game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 9.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- WAS underdogs by 4.5
- Game total
- 46.5
- IND vs WRs
- 15% more points
- Last game snaps
- 75%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
31
Height
6'0"
Weight
210 lb
College
Ohio State
Experience
7 seasons
Draft
2019 · Pick #76 (WAS)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 57.3?
McLaurin's grade sits just below the middle of qualifying receivers because nothing stood out in either direction. His success rate, expected points, win probability and target share all landed close to the average WR. The sample is small: 22 targets across 3 games.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.411
Success rate
41%
WPA (sum)
0.31
Opponent adj.
-0.060
Plays graded
22
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2.5 | 6.6 | +5.9 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.