TCU WR Josh Doctson out for rest of spring with broken hand
Wide receiver Josh Doctson, TCU's leading receiver in 2014, is out for the rest of the Horned Frogs' spring practice after he suffered a broken hand.
Coach Gary Patterson didn't sound too concerned about the injury.
“Josh will be good,” Patterson said via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Josh had had good practices. But you can’t catch with a cast on your hand.”
Doctson had 65 catches for 1,018 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2014. He suffered an ankle injury in the Horned Frogs' blowout win over Texas Tech but was able to return for the next game against West Virginia.
His hand injury means that TCU will be without two key offensive players for the end of spring practice. Trevone Boykin is scheduled to miss the end of spring because of surgery on his left wrist. The team scheduled it so that Boykin will have some time to practice and then be able to return for summer practices in anticipation of the 2015 season.
And while Patterson may not be too concerned about Doctson making a full recovery, he can't like his now-sudden depletion of depth at the wide receiver position this spring. Per the Star-Telegram, Deante Gray suffered a "non-contact" injury and is out the rest of spring while Emanuel Porter missed Thursday's practice with a finger injury.
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