Douglas was a basketball star in high school, averaging 20.5 points, 3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 3 steals as a senior.

He started off the year with a 26-yard run off a reverse against Kentucky that set up a 48-yard score by Michael Bush in a 59–28 win.

He caught a touchdown pass from Hunter Cantwell the next week at Kansas State in a 24–6 win, and went on to catch 5 more, 2 in the season finale against Connecticut.

Douglas started off 2007 with a bang, catching 5 balls for 151 yards and 2 scores in an easy win over Murray State.

He caught a touchdown pass in each of his team's next 3 games against MTSU, Kentucky, and Syracuse before suffering an injury.

After the year, he was invited to the Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL along with teammate Brian Brohm.

Douglas return was the longest in his career, topping the previous mark of 33 yards against New Orleans Saints in Week 10.

During the fifth day of the Falcons' training camp, Douglas was taken off the field after injuring his left knee while working in a one-on-one drill.

[8][9] During the 2012 season, in week 15, Douglas caught three passes, totaling 83 yards, helping the Falcons defeat the New York Giants 34–0.

[10] It was, at the time, the worst shutout loss to a defending Super Bowl champion team in NFL history.

The apparent cause of this heavy workload was the injury bug the Falcons' receiving corps caught early on in the season.

[19] He finished the season playing in two games making one reception in a week 12 victory against the Indianapolis Colts for eight yards.