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If I had closed my eyes this morning when LSU wide receiver Early Doucet was speaking to reporters Friday morning, I might have thought I was talking to his good friend and former teammate Buster Davis.

They sound alike, have the same respectful demeanor and carry the same humble yet confident attitude. They appear to have similar personalities, and Doucet doesn’t mind being compared to the Bolts’ top pick in last year’s draft.

“We’re just laid back guys,” Doucet said. “We don’t like all the attention.”

Even looking at Doucet, I could have still mistaken him for Davis.

“They say we look alike as well,” said Doucet, who has strikingly similar facial features and measures 6-0, 211 while Davis is listed as 6-1, 207.

Like Davis, Doucet has a chance to be drafted in the first round. Like Davis did this time a year ago, Doucet spoke of how much he benefited from playing a talented group of receivers that included Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City’s first pick in last year’s draft.

“Practice was definitely competitive…,” Doucet said. “The type of players we were, we weren’t really caught up in how many balls we caught. We were just trying to make each other better. We had that pretty good relationship.”

As he prepared for the Combine, Doucet leaned on Davis for a little advice.

“I talk to him all the time,” Doucet said. “He basically just told me to be myself in the interviews and don’t put too much pressure on myself.”