Reasons for thriving: Playing with an explosive QB in 2024 No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels.
Terry McLaurin is an underrated wide receiver: He is one of six players with 900 or more receiving yards in each of his five seasons, joining Mike Evans, A.J. Green, Randy Moss, and Jerry Rice. The crazy part about that stat is the best quarterback McLaurin has played with is probably Alex Smith.
That all changes in 2024 with second overall pick quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner, shattered records as an LSU tiger, like the single-season passer efficiency mark (208.