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Atlanta Falcons: Six receivers that could replace Roddy White

By Colin Hubbard

Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Michael Thomas (3) catches a second quarter touchdown pass against Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones (5) in the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Michael Thomas (3) catches a second quarter touchdown pass against Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones (5) in the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Josh Doctson

Oct 29, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) during the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) during the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

If the Atlanta Falcons do not find their true N0. 2 wide receiver in free agency, there are several wideouts in the draft that could fill that void and TCU’s Josh Doctson is one of them. Standing at 6-2 and weighing in at 202 pounds, Doctson has tremendous size and has some of the best hands in the draft.

Doctson catches pretty much anything thrown his way. Here are a few of his attributes: Leaping ability, body control, ball-skills and pretty much has springs for legs. He does a great job of finding holes in a defense and creating space but when a defender has him covered well, he still finds a way to pluck the ball out of the air and look to take it to the house.

The tricky part will be actually drafting him without having to trade up. The way I see it, the Falcons have two options when it comes to Doctson. They can either trade back in the first-round and pick up an extra second-round pick, or they can trade up in the second-round and take him then. Doctson isn’t going to last very long once the second-round gets underway so the likely hood of him being available at pick No. 50 is highly unlikely.

If the Falcons are able to sign Benjamin or Sanu, they might be less inclined to draft a receiver with their second-round pick, but if they are unable to get either of them, they may be forced to make a rash decision and get one of the top-5 receivers in the daft. Here are three more options.

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