Easy to understand why Sean McVay doesn't play anyone important in the preseason. Terry McLaurin suffered a turf toe injury just before halftime of the Commanders-Ravens game Monday night. He's being called day-to-day, which probably means he won't miss any regular season games, but it's an injury that could affect him.

Foot injuries of any kind are worrying. You'll see players playing through them, but it can slow them on the field, sapping both speed and explosiveness. McLaurin was being selected a little earlier than I'd take him everywhere anyway, but he's a player I'm fond of -- underrated, I think.

McLaurin has been in the league for four years, and in that time he's caught 299 passes -- 75 per season -- while averaging 68 yards per game. That's a top-12 figure among wide receivers to play at least 50 games in that timeframe, which is very good, and even better when you consider what he's had to work with at quarterback in those years: Keenum, Haskins, Heinicke, Wentz. Quarterbacks the 11 guys ahead of him have been working with include Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Allen, Stafford, Herbert and Cousins. The only wideouts who have done a similar amount with less are DJ Moore and perhaps DeAndre Hopkins.

Stats from other wide receivers to play at least 50 games the last four seasons, sorted by yards per game, are below. Data compiled using the search tools at pro-football-reference.com.

WIDE RECEIVERS, 2019-2022 (MINIMUM 50 GAMES)
PlayerGNoRecTDY/G
Justin Jefferson5032448252596.5
Davante Adams5942154404892.2
Cooper Kupp5740648943585.9
Tyreek Hill6137550853883.4
Stefon Diggs6440153193583.1
Chris Godwin5535342992478.2
DeAndre Hopkins5032538612477.2
A.J. Brown6027344913574.9
Keenan Allen5637640812472.9
Mike Evans6028843224172.0
D.J. Moore6430944131969.0
Terry McLaurin6329942812168.0
Amari Cooper6431743283067.6
Tyler Lockett6433943193567.5
Mike Williams5923637982064.4
D.K. Metcalf6630642183563.9
Deebo Samuel5122332301263.3
Brandin Cooks5827034691759.8
Allen Robinson5427131461758.3
DeVante Parker5320630491857.5
Diontae Johnson6434036462057.0
Christian Kirk6127734202256.1
Robert Woods5727831531455.3
Tyler Boyd6329434771955.2
Jarvis Landry5223228561254.9
Michael Gallup5319928191753.2
Marquise Brown5826230702452.9
Adam Thielen5524127853650.6
Marvin Jones6225731182550.3
Cole Beasley5023724731149.5

One could argue that this injury will cause McLaurin to fall to a more attractive area of drafts. There's value, if he's able to shake this off and play through it. But it's also worrying. Jahan Dotson, though, becomes a little more intriguing. He's been pretty good in the preseason anyway, and seems to have a rapport with Sam Howell. If McLaurin is limited early on, could be Dotson stepping up as the top target in the offense.

--Andy Richardson