2016 NFL Draft: Josh Doctson Is Perfect Fit for Houston Texans
By Nick Ziegler
The Houston Texans have the 22nd pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. With some areas of need on the roster, who will the team be targeting?
After making the playoffs in 2015 in the very poor AFC South, the Houston Texans didn’t sit on their hands this offseason, as they shocked many with the signing of Brock Osweiler. In recent years, the Texans have had little production from the quarterback position, and they have decided to take a shot on a somewhat unproven quarterback.
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The Denver Broncos believed that Osweiler was going to be the successor to Peyton Manning, but a large contract was able to convince Osweiler to leave the defending Super Bowl champions for the Texans.
Osweiler is still a young quarterback with a lot to learn, and the easiest way to help a young quarterback is to surround him with talented players to help make him successful. The Texans have one of the best young receivers in the NFL in DeAndre Hopkins, who will help make the transition easier for Osweiler.
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Hopkins had a ridiculous 2015 season even without a good quarterback throwing him the ball, as he totaled 111 receptions, 1,521 receiving yards, and 11 receiving touchdowns. 2015 was certainly the year that Hopkins proved to the NFL that his name deserves to be mentioned with the elite wide receivers in the game.
The Texans selected Hopkins in the first-round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and this year, they should be targeting a wide receiver yet again. Joe Soriano of NFL Spin Zone recently had the Texans drafting a wide receiver in his seven-round mock draft for Houston, and while I agree that they should go wide receiver, it should be Josh Doctson instead of Corey Coleman.
While Coleman would be a great pick for the Texans as well coming off a 20-touchdown season at Baylor, the size of Doctson is appealing to the next level. Doctson is 6’3” and 195lbs, which would provide Osweiler with a freakishly athletic duo at wide receiver.
In three seasons at TCU, Doctson totaled 2,794 receiving yards, 179 receptions, and 29 receiving touchdowns. In his senior season, Doctson made a nice leap forward, as he totaled 78 receptions, 1,326 receiving yards, and 14 receiving touchdowns.
After Hopkins, there was a noticeable drop off for the Texans in talent at the wide receiver position, as Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts III were decent in 2015, but neither was a true sidekick.
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Adding a wide receiver in the draft is almost a guarantee for the Texans in the draft, as they need to give Osweiler his best chance to succeed. In Denver, Osweiler had Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, who are one of the best duos in the NFL. The Texans should look to replicate that duo with a great one of their own, as Hopkins and Doctson could be staples of the franchise with Osweiler for years to come.
Doctson is a hard worker and a high character player who would help the Texans immediately in 2016, as he is a perfect fit.