WRTerry McLaurin
Ohio State — Big Ten
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 205
- Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
- Age: 23
SUMMARY: Terry McLaurin is an outstanding football player and leader for one of the top units on the team: the receivers.
OHIO STATE OVERVIEW: He is coming off a breakthrough 2017 season when he was named a team captain, started every game and ranked third on the team with 29 receptions for 436 yards and six touchdowns … he earned game “champion” status from the OSU coaches nine times, including in the wins over Penn State, Michigan State and the Big Ten title game vs. Wisconsin … he tied for the team lead, with Johnnie Dixon, in 20-yard (or more) receptions with eight … included was a game igniting 84-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown in the win over Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in his home city of Indianapolis … set his personal bests last year with five receptions vs. Rutgers and 92 receiving yards vs. Wisconsin … McLaurin has played in every Ohio State game the past three years, including all 13 games in both 2015 and 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL: McLaurin was the 2013 Indiana Mr. Football … a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals, McLaurin was considered a Top 50 wide receiver with a high ranking of No. 28 by 247Sports and additional rankings of No. 43 (Scout), No. 46 (Rivals) and No. 61 (ESPN) … his most impressive ranking might have been the No. 7 he received from another online organization, as in seventh-fastest prospect in his class (4.41 40) … the speedy playmaker led Cathedral High School to the 2013 Indiana 5A state championship after winning three consecutive Class 4A titles between 2010-12 … McLaurin had three touchdowns, an interception and four tackles in the title game to cap a senior season in which he had 58 receptions for 953 yards and eight touchdowns and another 744 yards rushing and six more scores … had 312 rushing yards and four TDs in playoff win over Decatur Central … recorded 820 receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns as a junior … returned two kickoffs for TDs as a senior and two punts for TDs as a junior.
PERSONAL: McLaurin graduated in December 2017 with his degree in communications … he was Ohio State’s “outstanding student-athlete” representative at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl game ... is the son of Grace and Terry McLaurin Sr.