TCU’s countdown to the 2026 season opener keeps ticking toward Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland, where the Horned Frogs will face North Carolina. With nine days left, the spotlight falls on No. 9: former TCU wide receiver Josh Doctson.
Doctson left Fort Worth with a pile of records and a resume that still jumps off the page. He finished his college career as TCU’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 2,785 and receiving touchdowns with 29. His 180 career catches put him second in school history behind Kelly Blackwell.
His biggest season came in 2015, when he posted school records with 79 receptions, 1,327 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. That run earned him First-Team All-American honors, plus finalist spots for the Biletnikoff Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. He was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.
Doctson’s rise started quickly after transferring from Wyoming. In 2013, he tied for the team lead with 36 catches and paced the Horned Frogs with 440 receiving yards.
The next year, he made a major jump during TCU’s push to the Big 12 co-championship, finishing with 65 receptions for 1,018 yards and 11 touchdowns. That performance brought All-Big 12 Second Team recognition and a semifinalist nod for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
With Doctson and Trevone Boykin driving the offense, TCU went 12-1 and topped Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
Washington took Doctson in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played four NFL seasons, all with Washington, and finished with 81 catches for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns.
Six of those scores came in 2017. His pro career included 34 appearances and 26 starts, along with three years in Washington and one year with the Minnesota Vikings.
He later signed with the New York Jets in 2020 but opted out of the COVID season, then spent time on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad in 2021.
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