Deshaun Watson Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Deshaun Watson
QB
, Houston Texans

Age: 25
Weight: 221 lbs
Height: 6' 2"

ADP: 43
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
318	3852	26	12	413

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Watson lost DeAndre Hopkins, but the Texans acquired both Brandin Cooks and Cobb to shore up the position, so along with Will Fuller and Kenny Stills, Watson has four pretty good receivers to throw to. He’s coming off a No. 4 finish, had the No. 4 per game average in 2018 and had the No. 1 per game average at his position during his rookie season in 2017.

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Jan 10 · 6:25 PM EST

Texans WR Will Fuller (groin, questionable) took limited practice reps all week and is questionable for Week 19. Fuller is expected to play per NFL Network's James Palmer. We don't know how healthy he is or even if he'll be able to finish the game, but his presence has helped both Deshaun Watson and Kenny Stills this season.

Scouting report

by Bob Harris

· Jul 24 · 8:46 AM EDT

HOU QB Deshaun Watson - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
When you lose DeAndre Hopkins and replace him with Brandin Cooks and Randall Cobb (who join a group of holdovers headlined by Will Fuller and Kenny Stills), it's probably going to take more than adding a pass-catching back (David Johnson, who comes to town after two less-than-stellar campaigns in Arizona) to keep Deshaun Watson inside the top 5 at this position. Even before Hopkins' departure, there was already reason for concern. As ESPN's Matthew Berry noted, Watson had seven games last season with zero or one passing touchdown. So is he too high in our rankings? Well, CBSSports.com recently pointed out that "even with an inferior roster and questionable head coaching around him," Watson ranked second at the position in points per game (21.3) and produced the most fantasy points per rushing attempt (0.99) among quarterbacks with at least 80 carries.

Fantasy Downside
Per NFL.com, Watson finished as a Top-5 fantasy quarterback in five different weeks last season as well. But he scored fewer than 17 fantasy points six times. Also worth noting, OC Tim Kelly will take over play calling from HC Bill O'Brien, who had done that job since early in the 2016 season.

2020 Bottom Line
Regardless of the coaching change (and Kelly's strong relationship with Watson is reportedly one reason for the change) and a weaker supporting cast, Watson's athleticism, running ability and past production will keep him firmly locked in as a fantasy QB1 this season and beyond.

2020 Strength of Schedule - HOU

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
15 @KC	3 BAL	2 @PIT	6 MIN	22 JAX	19 @TEN	12 GB	BYE	22 @JAX	23 @CLE	1 NE	30 @DET	14 IND	5 @CHI	14 @IND	28 CIN	19 TEN

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
1	@NO	20	30	268	3	1	8.93	13.40	4	40	1	0	10.00	30.7	67/67	100.0%
2	JAX	16	29	159	0	0	5.48	9.94	4	5	1	0	1.25	12.9	66/66	100.0%
3	@LAC	25	34	351	3	0	10.32	14.04	7	18	0	1	2.57	25.8	60/60	100.0%
4	CAR	21	33	160	0	0	4.85	7.62	3	12	1	1	4.00	11.6	69/69	100.0%
5	ATL	28	33	426	5	0	12.91	15.21	4	47	0	0	11.75	41.7	73/73	100.0%
6	@KC	30	42	280	1	2	6.67	9.33	10	42	2	0	4.20	27.4	92/92	100.0%
7	@IND	23	34	308	1	2	9.06	13.39	3	32	0	0	10.67	15.5	65/65	100.0%
8	LV	27	39	279	3	0	7.15	10.33	10	46	0	0	4.60	27.8	83/83	100.0%
9	@JAX	22	28	201	2	0	7.18	9.14	7	37	0	0	5.29	19.7	70/70	100.0%
10	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	@BAL	18	29	169	0	1	5.83	9.39	3	12	0	1	4.00	4.0	57/61	93.4%
12	IND	19	30	298	2	1	9.93	15.68	3	10	0	0	3.33	18.9	59/59	100.0%
13	NE	18	25	234	3	0	9.36	13.00	4	-1	0	0	-0.25	27.9	56/56	100.0%
14	DEN	28	50	292	1	2	5.84	10.43	6	44	2	0	7.33	28.1	80/80	100.0%
15	@TEN	19	27	243	2	2	9.00	12.79	7	32	0	0	4.57	16.9	63/63	100.0%
16	@TB	19	32	184	0	1	5.75	9.68	7	37	0	0	5.29	9.1	66/66	100.0%
17	TEN	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0/65	0.0%
Per game		22.20	33.00	256.80	1.73	0.80	7.78	11.57	5.47	27.53	0.47	0.20	5.04	21.20	68.40/68.67	99.56%
Totals		333	495	3852	26	12	7.78	11.57	82	413	7	3	5.04	317.98	1026/1095	99.56%