Early Doucet Early Joseph Doucet III ( born October 28 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver who last played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisiana State . Early years . Early Doucet prepped at St . Martinville High School in St . Martinville , Louisiana . Doucet was the top - rated receiver in the nation , as well one of the top five athletes . He was named an All - American by " Parade " . As a senior , he was named to First - team 4A all - state as well was honorable mention academic all - state . Doucet was exceptionally versatile , playing quarterback , running back , receiver , and return man for his team . He eventually ran for 3 , 592 yards on 470 carries and 52 touchdowns during his career . Doucet also participated in four different postseason teams , helping his basketball team to the state championship with Darrel Mitchell also an athlete from LSU , as well as taking his football team to the state semi - finals twice . He played in the 2004 U . S . Army All - American Bowl , which is a national all - star game for some of the nation ' s best and brightest high school football players . College career . Early Doucet was a member of the Louisiana State University ( LSU ) Fighting Tigers . After catching 18 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns , he was named to the All - SEC freshman team . Doucet played in 12 games , with three starts . His first career TD came on a 12 - yard pass from JaMarcus Russell . Doucet began taking a bigger part as he played in 12 games and started five . He did not play in the 2005 Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl against the University of Miami Hurricanes due to an ankle injury , which he got during the SEC Championship Game against Georgia . He finished the season with 26 catches for 389 yards and five touchdowns . Doucet played in 13 games with six starts , playing with Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis to form a dangerous receiver corps . He improved his statistics drastically , ending up with 59 catches for 772 yards and eight touchdowns . He also rushed the ball eight times for 59 yards and two TDs . He played an instrumental role in the 2007 Sugar Bowl , where he caught eight passes for 115 yards in a rout of Notre Dame . As a senior in 2007 , Doucet recorded 57 receptions , 525 yards and five touchdowns . Professional career . 2008 NFL Draft . Doucet was regarded as one of the better wide receivers available in the 2008 NFL Draft , and drew comparions to Reggie Wayne . Since he neither has the speed nor size of elite wideout prospects , Doucet was projected as second to third round pick and a " No . 3 receiver " in the NFL . He was picked in the third round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 81st pick overall . Arizona Cardinals . In his NFL debut against the Buffalo Bills in week five , Doucet caught six passes for 42 yards . To round out his rookie season , Doucet reached Super Bowl XLIII with the Cardinals . Arizona played the Pittsburgh Steelers for the world championship on February 1 , 2009 , resulting in a Cardinals ' loss . During the 2010 season , Cardinals receiver Early Doucet was out for several weeks after fracturing his ribs in Arizona ' s third preseason game . Doucet caught his first career playoff touchdown , a 15 - yarder with 9 : 16 remaining in the first quarter of the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Cardinals and Green Bay Packers on January 10 , 2010 . Early scored another TD with 2 : 16 before the half . Before the 2011 season , Doucet changed his number from 80 to 85 to symbolize a new start . He finished the 2011 season with 54 receptions , 689 yards and five touchdowns , all career highs , in his fourth NFL season . Which also included a couple long touchdown catches against Carolina ( 70 yards ) and San Francisco ( 60 yards ) . On March 9 , 2013 , Doucet was released by the Arizona Cardinals .