Name: Early Doucet
Height: 6’0 1/8″
Weight: 209
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Position: WR
College: Louisiana State
Birthdate: October 28, 1985
Hometown: New Iberia, LA

College career

Senior Year

REC 57 | YDS 525 | TD 5

Junior Year

Played in 13 games with six starts … Combined with Craig Davis and Dwayne Bowe to form one of the nation’s premier receiving corps … Ranked second on the team with 59 catches for 772 yards and eight touchdowns … Also rushed the ball eight times for 59 yards and two TDs … His 10 touchdowns ranked as the sixth most in the SEC in 2006 … Also finished the year ranked eighth in the conference in receptions per game, averaging 4.54 a contest … Was credited with two 100+ yard receiving games … Was instrumental in the Tigers’ win over Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, catching eight passes for a career-high 115 yards … Performance included a career-long 58-yard grab … Pulled in seven passes for 101 yards and a score in the Tigers’ win over Alabama … Scored the game-winning touchdown against Tennessee, hauling in a four-yard pass from QB JaMarcus Russell with nine seconds to go in the contest … Finished the night with a career-high eight catches for 73 yards … Was also impressive against Tulane, pulling in four catches for 36 yards and two scores … Added a third TD against the Green Wave on a 17-yard run … Rushing touchdown was the first of his career … Other rushing touchdown came on a 12-yard run against Kentucky … Caught six passes for 73 yards and a score in the Tigers’ overtime victory over Ole Miss … Also returned kicks … Averaging 16.8 yards on 12 returns … Was named to the All-SEC second team by the league coaches as a return specialist … Accounted for a team-best 1,032 all-purpose yards (772 receiving, 202 kickoff returns, 59 rushing) for an average of 79.4 per game.

Sophmore Year

Was a consistent contributor at wide receiver as a true freshman in 2004 … Named to the Freshmen All-SEC team by the league’s coaches after catching 18 passes for 257 yards and two TDs … Played in all 12 games with three starts … Started the last two games of the regular season at flanker and also started as part of a four-wide set against Troy … Caught at least one pass in 10 of LSU’s 12 games, including a career-best five receptions for 86 yards against Troy … Scored on a 15-yard pass from Marcus Randall with just 12 seconds left in the first half against Florida … That TD capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive that pulled the Tigers to within 21-14 at halftime … First career TD came on a 12-yard reception from JaMarcus Russell against Mississippi State.

High school career

The top wide receiver in America and the No. 1 athlete in the state of Louisiana … Rated among the nation’s top-five prospects by every major recruiting publication … Named an All-American by Parade Magazine and a second-team All-American by USA Today … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Showed tremendous versatility, playing quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and return man in high school … Rated the nation’s No. 1 prospect at wide receiver and as the nation’s No. 5 overall prospect by Collegefootballnews.com … FSN South’s Countdown to Signing Day “All-South” first team and a member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen and the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Top 20 Blue Chip List … First-team 4A all-state and an honorable mention academic all-state selection … Closed out his career with 7,104 all-purpose yards and 79 touchdowns … Ran for 3,592 yards on 470 carries and 52 touchdowns during his career … As a senior, rushed for 850 yards on the ground and passed for over 750 yards in the air, despite suffering from a nagging hamstring injury … Accounted for 30 touchdowns as a senior … Became the first player in 31 years to start every game as a freshman at St. Martinville High … Member of four postseason teams, including a state semifinal berth as a freshman and junior … Also a standout basketball player, playing a pivotal role in helping the Tigers win the Class 4A State Basketball Championship as a sophomore … High school basketball teammate with former LSU hoops standout Darrel Mitchell … Coached by Carroll Delahoussaye.

Background

Full name is Early Joseph Doucet, III … Born Oct. 28, 1985, in New Iberia … Parents are Early Doucet, Jr., and Caroline Durand … His grandfather was also named Early … Has five siblings, Carla, Penelope, Earlette, Whittney, and Brittany … Majoring in sports studies.