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Lawrence Cager Washington Commanders · #89

Tight End · 6' 5", 220 lbs · Baltimore, MD · Age 29

Lawrence Cager is a Tight End for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2023 he caught 4 passes for 36 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Lawrence Cager
Season avg4 rec · 36 yds · 1 td
Career avg6 rec · 71 yds · 1 td
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Scouting report

Lawrence Cager — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Lawrence Cager is a Tight End for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2023 he caught 4 passes for 36 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Average · offense
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Scoring
Strong · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Lawrence Cager stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
16Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Lawrence Cager — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
36 YDS
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Volume
4 REC
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Big-play
9.0 Y/R
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Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Lawrence Cager

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2024  modeled
2
rec
1–4
22
rec yds
8–37
0
td
0–1
4
targets
2–6
6
games
2–10
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 2 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.1
Net vs last season-1.8 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 2 / 1 / 11
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Lawrence Cager career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202022350617.5
2022100010.0
202311436159.0
Career14671112
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
99def index
+57net
95%playoff odds
56roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 88, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Lawrence Cager

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-08-20

The beginning

Lawrence Cager is a Tight End for the Washington Commanders, in his 4th NFL season.

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Lawrence Cager is a Washington Commanders tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2020–2023) he has caught 6 passes for 71 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 4 passes for 36 yards and 1 touchdown in 2023.

Where things stand

Where Cager goes from here.

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Cager's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Height
6' 5"
Weight
220 lbs
Born
Baltimore, MD
Age
29
Jersey
#89
Background

Lawrence Cager is from Baltimore, MD and is 29 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 5", 220 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2020–2023) he has caught 6 passes for 71 yards and 1 touchdowns. Cager is currently on the Washington Commanders roster.

The person

Lawrence Cager is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 6 passes for 71 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2020–2023).

Receiving6 career receptions for 71 yards and 1 touchdowns.
Best season4 catches for 36 yards in 2023.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Lawrence Cager — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Lawrence Cager, answered.

What position does Lawrence Cager play?
Lawrence Cager is a Tight End for the Washington Commanders.
When was Lawrence Cager drafted?
Lawrence Cager entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Lawrence Cager played?
3 (2020–2023).
What are Lawrence Cager's career stats?
He has caught 6 passes for 71 yards and 1 touchdown.
Lawrence Cager career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE5
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ PHI
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
42
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
31
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ PHIW2 @ DALW3 vs SEAW4 vs INDW5 vs NYGW6 @ SFW7 · BYEW8 vs PHIW9 vs LAW10 @ NYGW11 vs CINW12 @ ARIW13 @ TENW14 vs HOUW15 vs ATLW16 @ MINW17 @ JAXW18 vs DAL

Each week grades Lawrence Cager's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk17 · Groin (Doubtful)2023 Wk16 · Groin (Questionable)2023 Wk1 · Ankle

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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