This is a good pick for us. Production guys are what we need. I think Williams has shown the ability to take lesser athletes and turn them into producers. This seems like a real strong pick for us down the road but initially he will be a special teamer if he makes the team. Antonio Pierce was once rated lower than this guy and look what Williams did with him.
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While he lacks explosion out of his backpedal, he can cover ground due to his ability to take proper angles in order to shorten the field. He is very alert to receivers through their routes and will rarely bite on play-action and misdirection. He does a very good job of reading the quarterback's arm motion and uses his hands effectively to jam and reroute receivers at the line of scrimmage.
He is best when working inside the box. He plays at a good pad level and has the field awareness to sniff out blocking schemes and get to the edge to shut down the inside rush. Doughty shows a great desire to make the play. He consistently plays until the whistle and shows good timing off the corner to close on plays in front of him. He shows no hesitation stepping up and filling the rush lanes. He charges hard to finish, but needs to refine his tackling technique, as he will give a low side tackle rather than get physical to wrap and secure.
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Seems like a smart player just like Pierce.