
reliable Northwestern depth piece with special-teams grit
Todd Dockery’s Northwestern profile points to a player who made his biggest mark in the 2008 season as a steady special-teams contributor, appearing in 10 games and finishing his Northwestern career with 21 games played and 4 total tackles. His value was less about eye-popping box-score numbers and more about dependability, toughness, and doing the dirty work coaches love on coverage units. If your team wants a safety who brings effort, discipline, and role-player reliability, Dockery fits that mold; if you’re looking for a headline-grabbing ballhawk, this is not that kind of résumé.