At the time, General Manager Scot McCloughan said not even he had expected to use his first pick on a wide receiver. But he saw Doctson as the top player on the board at that point and pulled the trigger.

At 6 feet 2 and 202 pounds, Doctson became Washington’s biggest wide receiver, and his great leaping ability helps him offer another unique talent.

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But it remains unclear exactly how Washington will use Doctson because he missed the offseason practices with an Achilles’ tendon injury.

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It’s expected, however, that when the Redskins report for training camp late this month, the rookie will have fully recovered and will join his veteran teammates on the field. When that happens, we should start to get a better idea of where Doctson will fit into the puzzle.

Garcon and Jackson remain the starters, and Doctson has a good deal to learn. So it’s hard to currently know what kind of expectations to set for him. Because of his size, he seems to have a chance to make immediate contributions in the red zone, where the Redskins have lacked big targets outside of Reed. While Jackson poses a great deep threat because of his speed, and the physical Garcon does well on slant routes into the end zone, Washington has struggled to hit on the fade route. Doctson would seem to have the ability to help here.

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Additionally, his size also could help on third downs as the Redskins work to move the chains.

McCloughan, Coach Jay Gruden and wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard all say they’re not worried about the offseason injury stunting Doctson’s potential. Hilliard says, “he’ll be just fine,” and claimed that Doctson already had proven himself as a fast learner in the classroom.

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All parties involved say they expect big things from Doctson, but what will those numbers look like?

Because of the presence of the veterans on the roster, it’s hard to envision Doctson producing a rookie campaign like Amari Cooper did for the Raiders last season, recording 72 catches, 1,070 yards and six touchdowns.

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But Doctson could manage similar production to Carolina’s Devin Funchess, another big target, who as a rookie last season, while teaming with a talented tight end and veteran wide receivers, recorded 31 catches, 473 yards, five touchdowns and 24 first-down receptions.

That’s would represent a pretty solid output, especially the five touchdowns, considering the franchise record for touchdown receptions for a rookie is eight (Charlie Brown in 1982).