Deshaun Watson

QB

#4

Experience: 10 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 31

Weight: 223 lbs

College: Clemson

2026 SEASON

TDS
5
INT
1
YDS
587
RTG
104.07

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG	FUM	LOST
1	@Jaguars	L 10 - 34	16	22	205	9.3	1	1	5	20	97.7	6	38	6.3	1	0
2	@Buccaneers	W 23 - 19	24	30	238	7.9	2	0	2	15	121.9	7	22	3.1
3	Panthers	W 21 - 18	16	30	144	4.8	2	0	2	17	88.8	11	45	4.1

Career Stats

QB Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	FUM	LOST
2017	Houston Texans	7	6	126	204	1699	8.3	19	8	19	116	103	36	269	7.5	2	3	1
2018	Houston Texans	16	16	345	505	4165	8.2	26	9	62	384	103.1	99	551	5.6	5	9	3
2019	Houston Texans	15	15	333	495	3852	7.8	26	12	44	257	98	82	413	5	7	10	3
2020	Houston Texans	16	16	382	544	4823	8.9	33	7	49	293	112.4	90	444	4.9	3	8	3
2022	Cleveland Browns	6	6	99	170	1102	6.5	7	5	20	106	79.1	36	175	4.9	1	1	0
2023	Cleveland Browns	6	6	105	171	1115	6.5	7	4	17	85	84.3	26	142	5.5	1	5	2
2024	Cleveland Browns	7	7	137	216	1148	5.3	5	3	33	191	79	31	148	4.8	1	5	3
2026	Cleveland Browns	3	3	56	82	587	7.2	5	1	9	52	104.1	24	105	4.4	0	1	0
TOTAL		76	75	1583	2387	18491	7.7	128	49	253	1484	98.9	424	2247	5.3	20	42	15

Biography

Career Transactions

Selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (12th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft…Traded to the Cleveland Browns on March 20, 2022.

Awards/Honors

· Three-time Pro Bowl selection (2018-20).

· Two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Month (October 2017 and October 2019).

· Five-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4 2017, Week 3 2019, Week 5 2019, Week 13 2019 and Week 11 2020).

· NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in October 2017.

· FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week in Week 4 2017.

· Named to PFWA's 2017 NFL All-Rookie team.

Career Transactions

Selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (12th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft…Traded to the Cleveland Browns on March 20, 2022.

Awards/Honors

· Three-time Pro Bowl selection (2018-20).

· Two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Month (October 2017 and October 2019).

· Five-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4 2017, Week 3 2019, Week 5 2019, Week 13 2019 and Week 11 2020).

· NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in October 2017.

· FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week in Week 4 2017.

· Named to PFWA's 2017 NFL All-Rookie team.

Key Notes

· Passed for 1,148 yards and five touchdowns before being placed on injured reserve after sustaining an Achilles injury on Oct. 20, 2024 against Cincinnati.

· Led the NFL in passing yards with 4,823 in 2020.

· Set Texans franchise record with 33 passing touchdowns in 2020.

· Became the first player in NFL history to record consecutive seasons (2018-19) with at least 25 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns.

· First player in NFL history to surpass 10,000 career passing yards and 1,000 career rushing yards in his first 40 games.

· Holds an 8-4 record as a starter in Cleveland.

· Registered a 121.2 rating during Wild Card win against Buffalo on Jan. 4, 2020, and threw for 388 yards in the Divisional Round at Kansas City the following week.

· Amassed five passing touchdowns three times in a game and did not record an interception in any of those three contests.

· Registered a career-high 426 passing yards against Atlanta on Oct. 6, 2019.

· Went 32-3 as a starter at Clemson, helping the team win the 2016 National Championship. Won the Davey O' Brien Award as the top NCAA QB in 2015 and 2016. Threw for 10,163 yards and 90 touchdowns.

Personal

· Four-year starter at Gainesville (Ga.) High School. Set state career records for total offense (17,134) and total touchdowns (218).

· Earned degree in communications from Clemson.

Beyond Football

· Launched Deshaun Watson Foundation in 2019, dedicated to education, health, housing and other charitable causes that support families and youth in underserved communities.

· Through his foundation, hosted around 300 children from across Northeast Ohio for inaugural Christmas Around the World event in 2023. The kids had the opportunity to try new foods and dishes from various counties including Italy, Jamaica, China and Greece all inside a winter wonderland-themed venue, where each kid also received several presents.

· Investor in Lefty's Cheesesteaks in University Heights, Ohio.

· In 2006, at the age of 11, Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn donated a home to Watson's family through Dunn's charity Homes for the Holidays, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

· In 2017, donated his first NFL game check of approximately $27,000 to NRG Stadium cafeteria employees affected by Hurricane Harvey.

video

Exclusive Interview with Deshaun Watson - Cleveland Browns Daily - 6.10.26

On this "First Friday" mandatory minicamp edition of the program, Nathan sits down with Deshaun Watson for an exclusive interview from Day 2 of Mandatory Minicamp at the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea. Plus, hear Shedeur Sanders from his media availability, and get a full breakdown of what we saw on the field from Beau, Z, and Browns play-by-play voice Andrew Siciliano.