Deshaun Watson
QB · CLE
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 6 | 111 | 174 | 1,174 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2024 | CLE | 7 | 137 | 216 | 1,148 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2023 | CLE | 6 | 105 | 171 | 1,115 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2022 | CLE | 6 | 99 | 170 | 1,102 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2020 | HOU | 16 | 382 | 544 | 4,823 | 33 | 7 | 49 | 90 | 444 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2019 | HOU | 15 | 333 | 495 | 3,852 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 82 | 413 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | not checked |
| 2019 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 51 | 77 | 635 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | HOU | 16 | 345 | 505 | 4,165 | 26 | 9 | 62 | 99 | 551 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2018 playoffs | HOU | 1 | 29 | 49 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | HOU | 7 | 126 | 204 | 1,699 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Dropbacks
220
qualifying bar 84
EPA/play
+0.028
20th of 34 · lg +0.071
Success rate
42.7%
22nd of 34 · lg 45.2%
Yards/play
5.50
23rd of 34 · lg 6.24
Explosive rate
8.6%
17th of 34 · lg 9.0%
CPOE
-2.2
27th of 34 · lg +0.5
Completion %
63.8%
21st of 34 · lg 64.3%
Air yards/att
7.3
24th of 34 · lg 7.9
Sack rate
10.9%
33rd of 34 · lg 6.1%
Turnover rate
1.8%
11th of 34 · lg 2.7%
TD rate
3.2%
26th of 34 · lg 4.3%
Every split
EPA per dropback in each situation, the league in the same situation, and his rank among qualified players with at least 30 dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is how much that split's player-to-player differences carry from one season to the next (2016–25); near zero means it describes the past and predicts little. Click a situation to filter all his numbers to it.
| Situation | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 111 | +0.075 | 45% | 5.7 | +0.074 | 15/33 | 0.04 |
| Away | 109 | -0.020 | 40% | 5.3 | +0.064 | 24/33 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.102 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 37 | +0.303 | 57% | 7.8 | +0.144 | 3/9 | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 109 | +0.072 | 44% | 5.3 | +0.054 | 18/34 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 44 | -0.237 | 25% | 3.1 | +0.144 | 7/8 | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.099 | — | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 0 | — | — | — | +0.091 | — | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 220 | +0.028 | 43% | 5.5 | +0.063 | 19/34 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 74 | +0.215 | 49% | 6.2 | +0.089 | 10/25 | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 65 | +0.127 | 51% | 6.8 | +0.093 | 10/19 | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 65 | +0.127 | 51% | 6.8 | +0.096 | 11/27 | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 74 | +0.215 | 49% | 6.2 | +0.077 | 4/16 | -0.12 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 176 | +0.094 | 47% | 6.1 | +0.072 | 20/34 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 44 | -0.237 | 25% | 3.1 | -0.028 | 9/9 | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 52 | -0.031 | 44% | 5.9 | +0.058 | 12/20 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 87 | +0.032 | 41% | 5.1 | +0.060 | 19/29 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 50 | +0.086 | 46% | 6.6 | +0.081 | 17/24 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 25 | +0.149 | 40% | 4.4 | +0.051 | — | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 6 | -0.510 | 33% | 2.7 | +0.160 | — | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 36 | -0.019 | 42% | 6.2 | +0.057 | 9/20 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 169 | +0.026 | 43% | 5.4 | +0.068 | 20/34 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 15 | +0.161 | 47% | 5.0 | +0.106 | — | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 44 | -0.335 | 34% | 3.7 | +0.040 | 25/27 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 56 | +0.152 | 41% | 5.3 | +0.074 | 13/33 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 37 | -0.107 | 43% | 5.6 | +0.070 | 21/27 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 83 | +0.197 | 48% | 6.6 | +0.081 | 13/31 | 0.05 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.324 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 35 | +0.392 | 49% | 6.8 | +0.023 | 2/19 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 185 | -0.041 | 42% | 5.3 | +0.080 | 23/34 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 79 | +0.070 | 48% | 6.2 | +0.124 | 22/34 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 71 | +0.084 | 46% | 6.1 | +0.092 | 16/33 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 65 | -0.129 | 31% | 4.4 | -0.035 | 23/32 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 5 | +0.598 | 60% | 1.2 | +0.187 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 7 | +1.100 | 71% | 8.0 | -0.002 | — | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 18 | +0.050 | 44% | 5.8 | +0.017 | — | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 40 | -0.424 | 18% | 3.1 | -0.072 | 13/15 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 25 | -0.379 | 32% | 3.8 | +0.061 | — | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 109 | -0.003 | 41% | 6.1 | +0.040 | 20/34 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 66 | +0.177 | 48% | 5.9 | +0.096 | 13/32 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 20 | +0.211 | 45% | 2.9 | +0.122 | — | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 192 | +0.024 | 41% | 5.4 | +0.063 | 20/34 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 28 | +0.053 | 54% | 6.4 | +0.101 | — | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 211 | +0.031 | 43% | 5.6 | +0.069 | 20/34 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 9 | -0.046 | 33% | 2.7 | +0.089 | — | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 15 | +0.858 | 60% | 5.0 | +0.096 | — | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 36 | +0.093 | 53% | 6.1 | +0.092 | 7/15 | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 132 | -0.011 | 42% | 5.7 | +0.085 | 25/34 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 37 | -0.234 | 30% | 4.4 | -0.018 | 17/22 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 174 | +0.185 | 47% | 6.7 | +0.174 | 19/34 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 24 | -1.503 | 0% | -5.5 | -1.723 | — | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 22 | +0.455 | 55% | 7.7 | +0.430 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 41 | -0.104 | 39% | 4.0 | -0.207 | 7/18 | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 85 | +0.162 | 53% | 5.7 | +0.152 | 20/34 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 29 | +0.440 | 48% | 9.9 | +0.393 | — | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 19 | +0.524 | 37% | 12.4 | +0.452 | — | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 81 | +0.079 | 46% | 6.1 | +0.131 | 17/32 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 36 | +0.239 | 44% | 8.3 | +0.329 | 15/20 | 0.10 |
| Right | 57 | +0.302 | 51% | 6.6 | +0.135 | 10/34 | 0.08 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 34 | -0.004 | 41% | 4.9 | +0.122 | 19/28 | -0.03 |
| No play action | 149 | +0.093 | 44% | 5.9 | +0.068 | 17/34 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 132 | +0.131 | 45% | 5.9 | +0.101 | 16/34 | 0.06 |
| Out of pocket | 51 | -0.069 | 39% | 5.1 | +0.002 | 13/20 | 0.06 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 69 | +0.037 | 46% | 5.9 | +0.004 | 13/32 | -0.15 |
| No blitz | 114 | +0.098 | 42% | 5.6 | +0.116 | 20/33 | -0.15 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 10 | +0.195 | 40% | 7.5 | +0.143 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 104 | +0.089 | 42% | 5.4 | +0.116 | 22/33 | -0.27 |
| 5 rushers | 46 | +0.157 | 48% | 6.9 | +0.010 | 9/25 | -0.05 |
| 6+ rushers | 23 | -0.203 | 43% | 3.9 | -0.016 | — | 0.15 |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 123 | +0.009 | 41% | 5.0 | +0.067 | 20/34 | 0.13 |
| 7 in the box | 46 | +0.180 | 48% | 7.2 | +0.103 | 9/26 | 0.11 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 14 | +0.309 | 57% | 6.5 | +0.133 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 20 | +0.064 | 45% | 5.0 | -0.043 | — | -0.11 |
| Not a screen | 163 | +0.076 | 44% | 5.8 | +0.092 | 18/34 | -0.11 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 76 | +0.344 | 54% | 6.6 | +0.097 | 2/33 | 0.02 |
| No motion | 107 | -0.116 | 36% | 5.0 | +0.059 | 26/31 | 0.02 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 3 | -0.524 | 33% | 1.3 | -0.052 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 180 | +0.085 | 44% | 5.8 | +0.083 | 19/34 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 220 | +0.028 | +6.2 | 42.7% | 5.50 | -2.2 | 63.8% | 7.3 | 10.9% |
Definitions. QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). QB EPA doesn't charge the passer for a receiver's fumble after the catch. Rushing is designed runs only; receiving is EPA per target. EPA is about ±1.4 points a play, so a split of 50 plays carries roughly ±0.2 of luck.