Reed Doughty emerged as a starting safety in 2007 following the tragic death of Sean Taylor. He started in six of the last seven games and posted 51 tackles and half of a sack. The Redskins selected Doughty out of Northern Colorado in the sixth-round (173rd overall) in the 2006 NFL draft. He is regarded as a solid coverage safety who fits the Redskins aggressive defensive scheme.
How Acquired: Selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (173rd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft
Pro:
Totaled 54 career tackles (32 solo), 35 special teams stops and 0.5 sacks in 26 career games
Led the team in tackles in each of his six starts in 2007 (at Dallas, 11/18; at Tampa Bay, 11/25; vs. Chicago, 12/6; at New York Giants, 12/16; at Minnesota, 12/23; and vs. Dallas, 12/30)
2007 Season:
Played in 16 regular-season games with six starts
Made his NFL postseason debut with five tackles at Seattle (1/5)
Had 51 tackles, two passes defensed and 0.5 sacks
Finished third on the team in special teams tackles (16)
Made his first career start in Week 11 at Dallas (11/18)
In six games as a starter, led the team in tackles (44)
Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at the New York Giants in Week 15 (12/16)
Credited with 0.5 sack against Chicago (Brian Griese, 12/6), the first of his career
2006 Season:
Played in 10 games in his rookie campaign
Had 19 special teams stops and three tackles
Made his NFL debut at Dallas (9/17)
Recorded three tackles at the New York Giants (10/8)
Led all I-AA players with 159 total tackles (76 solo) while recording 10 or more tackles in 10- of- 11 games at Northern Colorado; also finished with four interceptions, eight pass deflections and three forced and recovered fumbles
Named the nation’s top vote candidate for first-team Academic All-American honors and was also one of 16 finalists for the Draddy Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman"
His 2005 honors included Walter Camp Football Foundation I-AA All-American Team, Sports Network I-AA All-American-First Team, Associated Press I-AA All American-First Team, American Football Coaches Association I-AA All American Team, Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (Nation’s Best I-AA Defensive Player), ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American First-Team
Named Great West Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week after compiling 16 tackles (1.5 for loss) against Portland State (9/24)
Started all 11 games during his junior campaign and recorded 116 tackles (65 solo), six tackles for a loss, 11 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Earned Associated Press Third-Team All-American, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Second-Team, First Team All-Great West Football Conference
Earned Great West Defensive Player of the Week and Pioneer Press State of Colorado Player of the Week honors in Northern ColoradoÕs victory over North Dakota State tallying a season-high 17 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble
Started all 11 games as a sophomore and led the team in tackles for the second straight season with 87 tackles (53 solo) and one fumble recovery
Started 13 of 14 games as a redshirt freshman and compiled 104 tackles, nine pass deflections and one forced fumble
A consensus first team All-State selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post at Roosevelt High School
Finished his senior season with 116 tackles, eight interceptions and as a kicker led class 2A with 61 points (52 extra points, three field goals). He was a two time all-conference performer
Also earned All-Conference honors in basketball and track
Graduated from Northern Colorado as the schools first-ever three-time Academic All-American and had had a perfect 4.0 GPA in sport and exercise science
Participated in a weekly boxing class during the offseason at Redskins Park
Married his wife, Katherine, in 2002. Couple has a son named Micah
