Draft Season At Vikings Territory: WR Josh Doctson Scouting Report
Brett Anderson
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[This Josh Doctson scouting report, with a Vikings slant, has been provided to Vikings Territory by Draft Season. Be sure to check back for more and also be sure to visit Draft Season to quench your NFL Draft thirst.]
Josh Doctson | Wide Receiver, TCU
Measurements
Height – 6’2″
Weight – 195 lbs.
Age – 22-23
At First Glance
First Team All-Big 12, Set TCU record for most career receiving TD’s (29)
Pros
Good size, standing 6’2 with a muscular frame.
Excellent route runner who gets in and out of his breaks in a hurry.
Natural catcher of the football with strong hands.
Fast enough to get vertical on the outside.
Good ball skills. Times his jumps well, has a knack for going up and coming down with the ball.
Extremely productive college career. 180 career receptions with 2,785 receiving yards, and 29 touchdowns.
Cons
While fast enough to get deep down the field, does not possess elite top end speed.
Coming off an injury. Doctson hurt his wrist late in the 2015, and needed surgery. Combine medical checks will be important.
Can be argued his numbers are inflated due the offense he played in.
Ran many of the same routes in college. Also didn’t line up many different places.
As with many rookies entering the league, needs to improve at run blocking.
NFL Player Comparison
Rueben Randle, New York Giants
At first blush, it doesn’t look to be a great endorsement to have Rueben Randle as a comparison, but he’s quietly had a very good NFL career. Watching film of Doctson is definitely reminiscent of Randle’s play. They both have similar size, though Doctson is a bit slimmer. They both can go up and grab the ball at its highest point, and both have good but not great speed. Randle, like Doctson, also has strong mitts and is a good route runner. If Doctson can be as productive as Randle was in his first four NFL seasons, I think most team’s would be very happy with that.
The Vikings Slant
Vikings fit? Absolutely.
The Vikings have a major need at wide receiver. It’s likely Mike Wallace is let go in the off season due to his extremely high contract and lack of production. Cordarrelle Patterson’s future with the team is also murky, as he just doesn’t seem to get any better and has lost favor with the coaching staff. That leaves the Vikings with Stefon Diggs, Jarius Wright, and Adam Thielen as the top receiving targets. Not to take anything away from those guys, as Diggs appears to be a star in the making, Wright is a solid slot receiver, and Thielen is a core special teamer and nice no. 4 option… But if the Vikings want Bridgewater to take that next step in his progression, they will need to add more talent to this corps of receivers. Diggs and Doctson would be a dangerous combo for any defense to face. They both have great speed, run good routes and can go up and make the tough catches. That would open up the running game even more and make things much easier for Adrian Peterson and Jerick McKinnon. Doctson would be an excellent fit in Minnesota, and should be put on the Vikings short list for options with the 23rd overall pick.
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