Jay Gruden spoke during an impromptu media session on Wednesday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis and had nothing but good things to say about the work ethic of wid receiver Josh Doctson.

The 2016 first round pick dealt with injuries in his rookie season, but Gruden is expecting big things from him moving forward.

“Josh is really working hard man, and that’s half the battle,” Gruden said, via Redskins.com. “We fully anticipate him being healthy. That’s obviously out of our control, but he is going to have a major impact on this offense once he gets healthy. And that’s the biggest thing for him is can you take the strides necessary to get healthy. Not overworking it but continue to push himself.”

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It does not always click right away for young wide receivers, but Gruden feels confident in the progress being made.

“I think the progress is being made that we wanted to see really,” Gruden said. “Obviously there’s still a long way to go. But I just wanted to make sure he’s not in a boot in February still. I think now we’re seeing him do some things on Snapchat…it’s good to see him out there running doing some football drills.”

With Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson hitting free agency, Doctson could be in huge for a huge role moving forward as the Redskins look to keep building toward being a consistent winner.