Josh Doctson

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Josh Doctson
Josh Doctson 2017.jpg
Doctson 2017
New York Jets - No.
Wide receiver
Date of birth: December 3, 1992
Place of birth: Birmingham , Alabama
Height: 1.88 m Weight: 93 kg
NFL debut
2016 for the Washington Redskins
Career
College : Wyoming / TCU
NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • No significant events
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2018 season
Captured passports     81
Captive yards     1,100
Touchdowns     8th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Josh Doctson (born December 3, 1992 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is an American American football player on the position of wide receiver . He played college football for the University of Wyoming and Texas Christian University and was selected in the 2016 NFL Draft in the first round by the Washington Redskins . He is currently under contract with the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Doctson went to high school in Mansfield , Texas . He then attended the University of Wyoming . In his first year for the Wyoming Cowboys , Doctson gained 393 yards of space and caught five touchdowns with 35 passes caught . After his first season, he decided to move to Texas Christian University to be closer to his family. Under the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Doctson had to sit out a year before he was allowed to compete for the TCU.

From 2013 to 2015 Doctson football played at the College for the TCU Horned Frogs in the NCAA Division I FBS. In the three years he came to 179 caught passes and 2,784 yards of space and 29 thrown touchdowns .

NFL

Doctson on his first touchdown against the Oakland Raiders

In the 2016 NFL Draft , Doctson was selected 22nd by the Washington Redskins in the first round. In his freshman year, Doctson was out for most of the season due to an Achilles tendon injury . His first touchdown in the NFL came in the third week of the 2017 season against the Oakland Raiders . As a result, Doctson was unable to convince in 2017 and 2018, so the Redskins fired him after three seasons.

For the 2019 season , the Minnesota Vikings signed him for a year. On September 12th, the Vikings put him on the Injured Reserve List . His only appearance with the Vikings was against the Denver Broncos in week 11 . He was on the field for seven snaps but didn't catch a single catch. In the following week the Vikings did not play, Doctson was fired.

On February 22, 2020, the New York Jets signed Doctson.

NFL statistics

season team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2016 Washington Redskins 2 0 2 66 33.0 57 0
2017 Washington Redskins 16 14th 35 502 14.3 52T 6th
2018 Washington Redskins 15th 12 44 532 12.1 32 2
Total 33 26th 81 1,100 13.3 57 8th
Source: NFL.com

Web links

Commons : Josh Doctson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric Schmoldt: Wyoming Cowboys lose young hands to transfer. In: Casper Star-Tribune . January 9, 2012, accessed September 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Max Olson: Josh Doctson's boyhood dream comes true at TCU on espn.com. October 23, 2014, accessed September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Marc Sessler: Texans trade up for Fuller; Redskins pick Doctson on nfl.com. April 28, 2016, accessed September 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b JP Finlay: After 3 disappointing seasons Redskins move on from Josh Doctson, shake up WR group on nbcsports.com. August 31, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ Troy Machir: Josh Doctson's first TD of the year was immaculate on nbcsports.com. September 24, 2017, accessed September 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ Jeremy Bergman: Vikings sign Josh Doctson days after cutting Treadwell on nfl.com. September 2, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Jordan Dajani: Vikings to place Josh Doctson on injured reserve, return this season still possible on nfl.com. September 12, 2019, accessed September 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ Ethan Cadeaux: Former Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson released by Vikings on nbcsports.com. November 26, 2019, accessed December 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ Rich Cimini: Jets sign former first-round pick Josh Doctson to address receiver position issue on espn.com. February 22, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ Career statistics on nfl.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Doctson, Josh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd December 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , Alabama