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Over his six NFL seasons, Terry McLaurin has been a steady presence as one of the best receivers in football. He has gone over 1000 yards in each of the past six seasons and made two Pro Bowls, including last season. And he’s still in his 20s.
And he just told the Commanders he wants to be traded.
You see, Washington is jerking him around instead of paying him what he’s worth and so he wants out. Pretty simple story, really. Teams pull this a lot and players use the one bit of leverage they have and that is to say they want out.
McLaurin would instantly upgrade any wide receiver unit in football. And for the Raiders, that is something they could absolutely use.
Currently they have no surefire number one receiver. Not since they traded Davante Adams early last season. And McLaurin would fill that role nicely.
Nick Shook of NFL media agrees. He has the Raiders as the second team on his list of potential landing spots for McLaurin.
The Raiders made two big splashes in the offseason when they traded for Geno Smith and drafted Ashton Jeanty, filling two massive needs on the offensive side of the ball. The big question mark that followed them from 2024 into 2025 still remains, though: Who will their quarterback target? Brock Bowers is already an elite tight end, but outside of Jakobi Meyers, Smith doesn’t have much in the way of proven pass catchers out wide. McLaurin would answer this question emphatically. With $37.8 million in current cap space and $99.1 million to work with in 2026, they could easily fit an extension for McLaurin into their books, too.
Right now the two starters along with Meyers are Tre Tucker and rookie Dont’e Thornton. While Thornton has been impressing in camp, the fourth rounder wouldn’t even be in the position where he would be running with the ones if not for the Raiders overall lack of good options. Really, the best case scenario would be to let Thornton be a situational receiver for now and work his way into getting more reps. Rather than being thrust into a full time role like this. Similar could be said for Tucker who has yet to prove he is more than an occasional speedy weapon on offense.
Making a move to get McLaurin would be a fantastic move for the Raiders that would make a whole lot of sense.
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