Josh Doctson

WR · TCU 2015 · #9

Last confirmed: TCU, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Mansfield, TX · Mansfield Legacy

Josh Doctson: WR · TCU · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Kenny GolladayNorthern Illinois · 2015 · 87% season match
Courtland SuttonSMU · 2017 · 86% season match
Corey DavisWestern Michigan · 2014 · 82% season match
Tony LippettMichigan State · 2014 · 75% season match
Roger LewisBowling Green · 2015 · 68% season match

Josh Doctson

WR · TCU · #9

Beats you over the top. He has spent two seasons in the TCU receiving corps. A game that shows it: 267 receiving yards and 18 receptions against Texas Tech — Week 4, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

TCU in the news

WVU reveals depth chart for TCU gameSports Illustrated Oct 20
Aranda takes blame for lossSports Illustrated Oct 20
WVU names Prince Strachan WR1Oct 20
Former TCU coach Dennis Franchione diesOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	TCU	79	1,327	16.8	14
2014	TCU	65	1,018	15.7	11
Career		144	2,345	16.3	25

Season	Team
2015	TCU	1	6
2014	TCU	--	--
Career		1	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 23-17@ Minnesota	8	74	9.3	1	14
Wk 2	W 70-7vs Stephen F. Austin	4	81	20.3	0	34
Wk 3	W 56-37vs SMU	5	171	34.2	2	54	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 55-52@ Texas Tech	18	267	14.8	3	52	Season-high 267 yds
Wk 5	W 50-7vs Texas	7	129	18.4	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 52-45@ Kansas State	8	155	19.4	2	55	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 45-21@ Iowa State	10	190	19.0	2	42	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 40-10vs West Virginia	12	184	15.3	2	45	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 29-49@ No. 12 Oklahoma State	6	64	10.7	0	16
Wk 11	W 23-17vs Kansas	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		79	1327	16.8	14	55

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

W 55-52

at Texas Tech

18 rec · 267 yds · 3 TD

Edged out Texas Tech on the road in a shootout.

With T. Boykin — 485 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.3 · 42 rush yds (14 car) · K. Turpin — 18 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.0 · 1 rec · 9 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +6.23Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 52 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 7 · Iowa State · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +5.13Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 42 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 23 · Q2 · EPA +4.29Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 27 yds to the TexTc 31 for a
Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.80Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 38 yds to the TexTc 23 for a
Week 6 · Kansas State · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +3.77Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 55 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 9 · West Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 26 yds to the WVirg 29 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · SMU · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.32Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 29 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 3 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 42 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 6 · Kansas State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.08Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 32 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Week 5 · Texas · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.96Nixon to Doctson: a 29-yard touchdown pass.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Gary Patterson, all balanced, fast tempo offenses — 23-3 over that span.

2014TCU12-1HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2015TCU11-2HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (95th percentile). Strength: td rate (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#32 / 684 · 95th pct

0.95

TD rate#59 / 684 · 91st pct

10.1%

Yards / catch#67 / 684 · 90th pct

17.0

Explosive rate#71 / 684 · 90th pct

19.2%

Catch rate#151 / 684 · 78th pct

74.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#5 / 521 · 99th pct

Rec yards#11 / 521 · 98th pct

1327

Receptions#29 / 521 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#75 / 521 · 85th pct

16.8

Long catch#188 / 521 · 63rd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Rush yards#159 / 247 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

47th → 95th percentile

Explosive rate

60th → 90th percentile

Catch rate

17th → 78th percentile

TD rate

48th → 91st percentile

Yards / catch

59th → 90th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.8	115	20.0	1.2
Road5g	10.0	150	14.6	1.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.6	152	19.3	1.7
Weeks 8+3g	6.3	86.7	12.7	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Gary Patterson

Pass share

48.0%

516 pass / 558 run

Plays / game

82.6

13 games

Team sack rate

3.1%

550 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Starter

79 catches and 1 carry in 10 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Josh Doctson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

TCU in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

His moves

2011

2016