Josh Doctson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, TCU (from Wyoming), 2011–⁠15

Josh Doctson

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Mansfield, TX
Born
Dec 3, 1993, in Mansfield, Texas

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Josh Doctson played receiver at Wyoming (2011) and TCU (2012–⁠15). He was a consensus All‑American in 2015. The Washington Redskins took Doctson in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,327
Receiving yards, 2015 (TCU, 11–⁠2)
Best game
267 yards
At Texas Tech, week 4, 2015: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 22
Overall, 2016 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

18catches, career highat Texas Tech, 2015267receiving yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2015

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Wyoming3539311.2580
2013TCU3644012.2437
2014TCU651,01815.71184
2015TCU791,32716.81455
Career2153,17814.83484

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Wyoming9WR
2012TCU9WR
2013TCU9WR
2014TCU9WR
2015TCU9WR6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013TCU321.1490th (n=341)0.8136.35%
2014TCU1050.7279th (n=496)0.5275.410%
2015TCU1050.9997th (n=465)0.53104.412%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 TCU 10 games, 79 catches, 1,327 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atMinnesotaW 23–⁠17874114–
Sep 12vs.Stephen F. AustinW 70–⁠74810346
Sep 19vs.SMUW 56–⁠375171254–
Sep 26atTexas TechW 55–⁠5218267352–
Oct 3vs.TexasW 50–⁠77129230–
Oct 10atKansas StateW 52–⁠458155255–
Oct 17atIowa StateW 45–⁠2110190242–
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaW 40–⁠1012184245–
Nov 7atOklahoma StateL 29–⁠49664016–
Nov 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠17112012–
2014 TCU 13 games, 65 catches, 1,018 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.SamfordW 48–⁠14219013–
Sep 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠7664217–
Sep 27atSMUW 56–⁠0553122–
Oct 4vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠33676021–
Oct 11atBaylorL 58–⁠61560026–
Oct 18vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠97225284–
Oct 25vs.Texas TechW 82–⁠27476251–
Nov 1atWest VirginiaW 31–⁠30329015–
Nov 8vs.Kansas StateW 41–⁠20453020–
Nov 15atKansasW 34–⁠30138038–
Nov 27atTexasW 48–⁠107115138–
Dec 6vs.Iowa StateW 55–⁠39151129–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠3659227–
2013 TCU 10 games, 36 catches, 440 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.LSUL 27–⁠37243035–
Sep 7vs.SE LouisianaW 38–⁠17235127–
Sep 12atTexas TechL 10–⁠20118018–
Sep 28vs.SMUW 48–⁠17226015–
Oct 5atOklahomaL 17–⁠2021809–
Oct 26vs.TexasL 7–⁠30357034–
Nov 2vs.West VirginiaL 27–⁠30892137–
Nov 9atIowa StateW 21–⁠17448013–
Nov 16atKansas StateL 31–⁠3373718–
Nov 30vs.BaylorL 38–⁠41566124–
2011 Wyoming 11 games, 35 catches, 393 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Weber StateW 35–⁠321606–
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 14–⁠3831707–
Oct 8atUtah StateL 19–⁠63660021–
Oct 15vs.UNLVW 41–⁠1431109–
Oct 29atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠27428014–
Nov 5vs.TCUL 20–⁠31343128–
Nov 12atAir ForceW 25–⁠17220012–
Nov 19vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠104807–
Nov 26atBoise StateL 14–⁠36339128–
Dec 3atColorado StateW 22–⁠193129280–
Dec 17 ✦vs.TempleL 15–⁠37332121–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′2″
Weight202 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan76⅝″W
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.48 sW
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump10′11″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.08 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Washington Redskins22660
2017Washington Redskins15355026
2018Washington Redskins15445322
NFL career32811,1008

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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