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Deshaun Watson
ADP: N/A
Bye: 10
Experience: 7
Age: 29.1
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 223
40 Time: 4.66

SPARQx (Rank): 98.90 (76%)
Burst Score (Rank): 116.40 (74%)
Agility Score (Rank): 11.26 (75%)
Throw Velocity (Rank): 49.00 (2%)

Deshaun Watson's Weekly Outlook

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Yds TDs INT Rush Yds Fantasy Pts
0 0 0 0 -0.1

Deshaun Watson's 2024 Projections & Outlook

Scoring

#38 Quarterback

97.2 Projected Points

ADP Comp/Att P Yds P TD INT Att R Yds Fum
Not Available 124.1/204.3 1295.7 7.75 4.9 34.5 176.3 2.4

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Bottom Line

Watson will need to look a lot different from the version we got the past two years to become a fantasy difference-maker in 2024. Considering he’s still working back from shoulder surgery as of this writing, we’ll need to see a lot more before elevating him from the QB2-3 fringe.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Watson presents plenty of on-field issues to match his off-field set.
  • The QB struggled to stay healthy in his first non-suspension year with the Browns.
    • He suffered a shoulder injury in Week 3 that cost him two games.
    • He aggravated that injury early in his Week 7 return and missed another contest.
    • Watson then suffered the season-ending shoulder fracture in Week 10 that would require surgery.
    • He has still been working back up to full strength through the offseason program.
  • The timeline of last year’s health struggles make it tough to know how much time Watson actually spent fully healthy. When he did play, the results proved disappointing:
    • His 4.1% passing-TD rate matched his 2022 career low.
    • Watson’s 61.4% completion rate exceeded only his 2022 number (58.2%).
    • He posted a career low in passing success rate (according to Pro Football Reference), matched his low for yards per pass attempt, and set a low for yards per completion.
  • Pro Football Focus credited him with a better passing grade than in 2022. But Watson ranked just 26th among 45 QBs with 150+ dropbacks. Other ranks among that group included:
    • 37th in completion rate
    • 32nd in adjusted completion rate
    • 41st in completion rate over expected
    • 30th in yards per attempt
  • Watson also set career lows in rushing attempts and rushing yards per game.

What to Expect in 2024

  • The Browns traded for WR Jerry Jeudy and promptly extended his contract. It’s understandable if you don’t find Jeudy an exciting player at this point, but he’s most likely an upgrade over what Elijah Moore delivered the past two years – and potentially a big one.
  • Has Moore been a significant hurdle between Watson and success, either in real or fantasy football? Probably not.
  • The key to Watson rebounding as a fantasy asset will be him proving he can still play. He hasn’t even looked good for any meaningful stretch with the Browns yet. His supporting talent – Jeudy, Amari Cooper, Moore (as WR3), David Njoku, and a solid backfield – looks plenty strong enough.
  • Cleveland replaced OC Alex Van Pelt this offseason. Ken Dorsey takes over after spending most of the past five years with the Bills, first as QBs coach and then as OC the past two years.
    • Although Buffalo sported a better record after the OC switch, advanced metrics suggest the offensive performance didn’t actually improve and may have lagged. The Bills benefited from being on the right side of turnover regression.
    • Dorsey proved more pass-leaning in Buffalo than replacement Joe Brady did over the second half of last season.
    • The Browns of the past two seasons ranked 19th in neutral-situation pass rate, according to RBSDM.com. The Bills ranked fourth.
  • Combine that with the Jeudy trade and Nick Chubb’s knee injury, and it’s not hard to envision this year’s Browns leaning pass a bit more. An increase in passing volume would obviously give Watson more opportunities to compile numbers, even if his efficiency doesn’t rebound significantly.

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Deshaun Watson, QB CLE

12:09pm EDT 10/21/24

Confirmed: Deshaun Watson Has Torn Achilles

Additional testing has confirmed that Browns QB Deshaun Watson tore his right Achilles in the Week 7 loss to the Bengals. Watson's 2024 season is over, although he should have a good chance to be ready for the start of the 2025 campaign. QB Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles on October 29, 2023 and was ready in plenty of time for Week 1. Watson's game depends much more on mobility than Cousins', though. And, of course, it remains to be seen if Watson has a job waiting for him next year. He was one of the very worst QBs in the league this season, ranking 23rd in completion rate (63.4%), 31st in yards per attempt (5.3), and 21st in Pro Football Focus passing grade (63.4). Watson still has two years remaining on his fully guaranteed contract.

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Browns HC Kevin Stefanski said after Sunday's loss to the Bengals that QB Deshaun Watson is believed to have a torn Achilles. We should get confirmation on Monday. A torn Achilles would end Watson's season and threaten his availability for the start of the 2025 campaign. Cleveland also lost QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson to a finger injury against Cincinnati, leaving QB Jameis Winston at the controls. Consider Winston the favorite to start next weekend's game vs. the Ravens.

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Browns QB Deshaun Watson injured his right leg in the second quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Bengals. It's Dorian Thompson-Robinson -- not Jameis Winston -- active as Cleveland's backup today. We'll update Watson's status when we know more.

Update: Watson has been ruled out with an Achilles. This has the look of a season-ending injury, but we'll update Watson's status when we know more.

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Browns QB Deshaun Watson was less terrible than previous weeks in Sunday's loss to the Eagles but continued his run of lackluster production. He went a solid 16-of-23 passing (69.6% completions) at 7.3 yards per pass attempt. But his 168 passing yards marked a sixth straight game south of 200. And he boosted another struggling opponent pass rush.

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