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
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Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
96
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,097
- Passing yards
- 10,163
- Rushing yards
- 1,934
- Touchdowns
- 116
Quick Answers
Deshaun Watson quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 1,666 | 1,466 | 200 | 19 | 50.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Clemson | 15 | 810 | 592 | 218 | 6 | 79.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 15 | 4,399 | 3,512 | 887 | 41 | 79.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 15 | 779 | 679 | 100 | 7 | 77.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 15 | 4,443 | 3,914 | 529 | 43 | 77.8 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Clemson paired 5,209 primary output with 70.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 66.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Win with 463 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency. It landed in the 93.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Clemson
Games
15
Primary Metric / G
348.1
Efficiency
66.4
Usage
28.7
Consistency
81.1
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 463. Ohio State: 316. Auburn: 269. Troy: 347. South Carolina State: 160. Georgia Tech: 340. Louisville: 397. Boston College: 303. NC State: 413. Florida State: 430. Syracuse: 208. Pittsburgh: 588. Wake Forest: 249. South Carolina: 366. Virginia Tech: 373
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 77 by 61.8. Ohio State: 51 by 59.9. Auburn: 45 by 56. Troy: 63 by 59.2. South Carolina State: 17 by 76.1. Georgia Tech: 60 by 60.3. Louisville: 45 by 68.3. Boston College: 34 by 71.7. NC State: 65 by 63.7. Florida State: 60 by 62. Syracuse: 23 by 81.2. Pittsburgh: 75 by 60.5. Wake Forest: 40 by 72. South Carolina: 37 by 74.3. Virginia Tech: 51 by 69.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins331 · Games = 14 · -257 vs Losses
Losses588 · Games = 1 · +257 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
81.2 vs Syracuse
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/10 | @ Alabama300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-31 | 36 | 56 | 420 | 64.3 | 3 | 0 | 61.8 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Sun 1/1 | vs Ohio State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 31-0 | 23 | 36 | 259 | 63.9 | 1 | 2 | 59.9 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 2 | 33 |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Virginia Tech3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 42-35 | 23 | 34 | 288 | 67.6 | 3 | 1 | 69.1 | 17 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs South Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 56-7 | 26 | 32 | 347 | 81.3 | 6 | 1 | 74.3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Wake Forest3+ TD | W 35-13 | 23 | 33 | 202 | 69.7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 7 | 47 | 6.70 | 2 | 23 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Pittsburgh300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 42-43 | 52 | 70 | 580 | 74.3 | 3 | 3 | 60.5 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Syracuse3+ TD | W 54-0 | 13 | 16 | 169 | 81.3 | 2 | 0 | 81.2 | 7 | 39 | 5.60 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Florida State300-yard game · Dual-threat | W 37-34 | 27 | 43 | 378 | 62.8 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 52 | 3.10 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs NC State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 24-17 | 39 | 52 | 378 | 75.0 | 2 | 1 | 63.7 | 13 | 35 | 2.70 | 1 | 9 |
| Fri 10/7 | @ Boston College3+ TD | W 56-10 | 15 | 25 | 270 | 60.0 | 4 | 0 | 71.7 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Louisville300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-36 | 20 | 31 | 306 | 64.5 | 5 | 3 | 68.3 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 23 |
| Thu 9/22 | @ Georgia Tech300-yard game | W 26-7 | 32 | 48 | 304 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 60.3 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Carolina State3+ TD | W 59-0 | 12 | 15 | 152 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 76.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Troy3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 30-24 | 27 | 53 | 292 | 50.9 | 3 | 2 | 59.2 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Auburn | W 19-13 | 19 | 34 | 248 | 55.9 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 21 | 1.90 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Deshaun Watson 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: 10,163 passing yards, 90 touchdown passes, 1,206 attempts, and 1,934 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,934 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Deshaun Watson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2014-2016
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Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,666 | 64.7 | 19.2 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Clemson | 5,209 | 70.1 | 31.5 | 3,543 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 5,209 | 70.1 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 5,222 | 66.4 | 28.7 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 5,222 | 66.4 | 28.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 11 · W 37-27 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
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Total Offense
88.8 takeover
473 total offense with 75.9 efficiency.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 1 · L 40-45 · Postseason
478
Total Offense
88.6 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
478 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · W 37-32
393
Total Offense
86.9 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
393 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 14 · W 45-37 · Conference game
420
Total Offense
84.2 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
420 total offense with 66.1 efficiency.
#5
vs Florida State
Week 10 · W 23-13 · Conference game
404
Total Offense
81.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
404 total offense with 73.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Clemson
5,209 primary output · 70.1 efficiency · 31.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Clemson
79.9
5,209 primary · 70.1 efficiency · 31.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Clemson
77.8
5,222 primary · 66.4 efficiency · 28.7 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
22
300+ total offense
25
3+ TD games
33
Above avg efficiency
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