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Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson is a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Depth chart: QB1.
Scouting report
Deshaun Watson: the full picture
Deshaun Watson at a glance
Deshaun Watson is a 31-year-old quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, listed at 6'3" and 223 pounds. The Houston Texans drafted Watson 12th overall in the first round in 2017, out of Clemson, and 2026 is Watson's 10th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Watson for 177.0 PPR points in 2026, which ranks QB31 at the position and works out to 11.0 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Watson has scored 33.7 PPR points, or 16.9 per game. That is 19.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Watson would finish with about 287 points, ahead of the 177.0 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 19.7 points in Week 2 against TB, the QB12 finish that week. Watson has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 33 qualified quarterbacks of 2026, Watson ranks in the 80th percentile in yards per attempt, the 80th percentile in rush yards and the 56th percentile in pass yards. Two of the 8 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 23rd percentile in intended air yards.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Watson has finished as QB4 in 2018, QB4 in 2019, QB5 in 2020, QB36 in 2022, QB36 in 2023 and QB40 in 2024. That is three top-five positional finishes in 7 completed seasons. The high-water mark is 369.3 PPR points in 2020. Across 75 regular-season games on record, the totals read 18,347 passing yards, 126 passing touchdowns, 2,202 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns.
Deshaun Watson by the numbers
Watson has been the highest-scoring quarterback of the week 9 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 19 times and finished in the top twelve 42 times. The career high is 41.7 PPR points, set in Week 5 of 2019 against ATL, the top QB score of that week. The game log also shows 11 games of 30 or more PPR points, 20 300-yard passing games and 22 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Watson has reached 20 points in 36 games, 48% of career appearances.
Contract
Watson is playing on a five-year, $230 million contract signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2022, an average of $46 million per year with $230 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Watson carries a GV stock price of 3,184, which ranks 124th overall and QB27 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Watson 78th overall. Value has moved up 7.2 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels. See where Watson sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
4 news items linked to Watson in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 21, 2026. Read the latest Deshaun Watson news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 177.0
- PPR / game
- 11.0
Deshaun Watson fantasy outlook
Deshaun Watson enters the 2026 season with CLE and ranks QB31 and #88 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 177.0 PPR points across 16.1 games, or 11.0 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Deshaun Watson as QB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2024, Deshaun Watson produced 76.7 PPR points in 7 games (11.0 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 46%, with a 13% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 3 projection
Deshaun Watson is projected for 13.4 PPR points at home against CAR in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 35.7.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 7.2 since the previous model run (rising).
- Redraft
- 42.9
- Dynasty
- 30.9
- Superflex redraft
- 82.9
- Superflex dynasty
- 72.2
- TE premium dynasty
- 18.6
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | Int | Rush yds | Rush TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 2 | 40 | 52 | 443 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2024 | CLE | 7 | 137 | 216 | 1,148 | 5 | 3 | 148 | 1 | 76.7 |
| 2023 | CLE | 6 | 105 | 171 | 1,115 | 7 | 4 | 142 | 1 | 86.8 |
| 2022 | CLE | 6 | 99 | 170 | 1,102 | 7 | 5 | 175 | 1 | 85.6 |
| 2020 | HOU | 16 | 382 | 544 | 4,823 | 33 | 7 | 444 | 3 | 369.3 |
| 2019 | HOU | 15 | 333 | 495 | 3,852 | 26 | 12 | 413 | 7 | 321.0 |
| 2018 | HOU | 16 | 345 | 505 | 4,165 | 26 | 9 | 551 | 5 | 331.7 |
| 2017 | HOU | 7 | 126 | 204 | 1,699 | 19 | 8 | 269 | 2 | 168.9 |
Quarterbacks ranked near Deshaun Watson
- Jameis Winston QB28 · 180.8 PPR
- Geno Smith QB29 · 180.3 PPR
- Kirk Cousins QB30 · 177.4 PPR
- Matthew Stafford QB32 · 176.1 PPR
- Jaxson Dart QB33 · 68.3 PPR
- Anthony Richardson QB34 · 53.8 PPR
Cleveland Browns fantasy players
- Quinshon Judkins RB · 198.4 PPR
- Harold Fannin Jr. TE · 145.0 PPR
- Denzel Boston WR · 141.6 PPR
- Denzel Boston WR · 141.6 PPR
- KC Concepcion WR · 126.9 PPR
- KC Concepcion WR · 126.9 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.