DESHAUN WATSONWatson, Derrick DeshaunPosition: QB Height: 6-2 Weight: 216 Born: September 14, 1995 Gainesville, GA High School: Gainesville (GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2015 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2016 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (12th overall) 2017 Houston Texans |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 4 | QB | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 4 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 4 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 4 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 4 | QB | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 4 | QB | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 4 | QB | 7 | 7 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 73 | 72 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 5/12/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/3/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Traded | 3/21/2022 | 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 8/30/2022 | 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 11/28/2022 | 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/15/2023 | 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/22/2024 | 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/26/2025 | 2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2025 CLE NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 464 | 464 | 42.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1093 | 1093 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 1026 | 1026 | 93.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 978 | 978 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 387 | 387 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 383 | 383 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 415 | 415 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4746 | 4746 | 0 | 0 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 134 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 36 | 269 | 7.5 | 49t | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 99 | 551 | 5.6 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 82 | 413 | 5.0 | 30 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 90 | 444 | 4.9 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 36 | 175 | 4.9 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 26 | 142 | 5.5 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 31 | 148 | 4.8 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 400 | 2142 | 5.4 | 49t | 20 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 204 | 126 | 61.8 | 70 | 1699 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 72t | 19 | 9.3 | 8 | 3.9 | 19 | 116 | 84 | 28 | 4 | 103.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 595 | 345 | 58.0 | 241 | 4165 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 73t | 26 | 4.4 | 9 | 1.5 | 62 | 384 | 202 | 51 | 8 | 87.8 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 495 | 333 | 67.3 | 150 | 3852 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 54 | 26 | 5.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 44 | 257 | 191 | 47 | 10 | 98.0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 544 | 382 | 70.2 | 155 | 4823 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 77t | 33 | 6.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 49 | 293 | 221 | 69 | 11 | 112.4 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 170 | 99 | 58.2 | 66 | 1102 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 46t | 7 | 4.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 20 | 106 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 79.1 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 171 | 105 | 61.4 | 62 | 1115 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 59 | 7 | 4.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 17 | 85 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 84.3 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 216 | 137 | 63.4 | 76 | 1148 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 35 | 5 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 33 | 191 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 79.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2395 | 1527 | 63.8 | 820 | 17904 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 77t | 123 | 5.1 | 48 | 2.0 | 244 | 1432 | 852 | 230 | 37 | 95.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -25 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 13 | -49 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Houston Texans2017 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2022 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2023 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2024 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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