Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Clemson
Deshaun Watson
QB • 6'3" • Gainesville, GA, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
Deshaun Watson is a pass-first distributor with 28.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
97
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Deshaun Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a quarterback from Gainesville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Deshaun Watson's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 12
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Deshaun Watson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Clemson. Deshaun Watson is a pass-first distributor with 28.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
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- Latest team and position
- Clemson · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,097
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gainesville · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Gainesville · 24 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 5,222 total offense · QB 2nd (top 1%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Deshaun Watson played QB for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Deshaun Watson recorded 10,163 passing yards, 1,934 rushing yards, and 116 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
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