Deshaun Watson

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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	8	163	249	1,806	7	3	33	51	217	1	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.

Advanced

Targets

qualifying bar 30

EPA/play

+1.303

not ranked · lg +0.195

Success rate

100.0%

not ranked · lg 49.9%

Yards/play

6.00

not ranked · lg 7.52

Explosive rate

0.0%

not ranked · lg 9.8%

Catch rate

100.0%

not ranked · lg 66.1%

Air yards/att

0.0

not ranked · lg 8.3

Turnover rate

0.0%

not ranked · lg 2.8%

TD rate

100.0%

not ranked · lg 4.6%

Below the qualifying bar for this window, so ranks are against qualified players and say less.

Every split

EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.

Situation	Targets	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.159	—	-0.02
Away	0	—	—	—	+0.233	—	-0.03
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.159	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.194	—	0.19
Normal (6–8 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.198	—	-0.01
Extra rest (9–12 days)	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.209	—	0.21
Off a bye (13+ days)	0	—	—	—	+0.066	—	—
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.249	—	0.05
Outdoors	0	—	—	—	+0.178	—	0.05
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Under 40°F	0	—	—	—	+0.093	—	0.05
40–59°F	0	—	—	—	+0.172	—	-0.05
60–79°F	0	—	—	—	+0.190	—	-0.02
80°F+	0	—	—	—	+0.199	—	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	0	—	—	—	+0.205	—	-0.09
10–14 mph	0	—	—	—	+0.109	—	0.05
15+ mph	0	—	—	—	+0.169	—	-0.05
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	0	—	—	—	+0.186	—	0.03
Rain or snow	0	—	—	—	+0.099	—	0.03
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	0	—	—	—	+0.111	—	-0.01
Trailing 1–8	0	—	—	—	+0.183	—	0.07
Tied	0	—	—	—	+0.218	—	0.02
Leading 1–8	0	—	—	—	+0.257	—	-0.03
Leading 9+	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.282	—	-0.05
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	0	—	—	—	+0.099	—	-0.05
Win prob 20–80%	0	—	—	—	+0.214	—	-0.02
Win prob over 80%	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.281	—	0.09
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	0	—	—	—	+0.225	—	0.04
Q2	0	—	—	—	+0.212	—	-0.01
Q3	0	—	—	—	+0.220	—	-0.01
Q4	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.135	—	-0.03
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.081	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	0	—	—	—	+0.160	—	0.10
Rest of game	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.201	—	0.10
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.199	—	0.00
2nd down	0	—	—	—	+0.199	—	0.02
3rd down	0	—	—	—	+0.198	—	-0.02
4th down	0	—	—	—	+0.003	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	0	—	—	—	+0.239	—	—
3rd & 4–6	0	—	—	—	+0.254	—	-0.27
3rd & 7+	0	—	—	—	+0.157	—	0.02
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	0	—	—	—	+0.181	—	-0.04
Own 50–21	0	—	—	—	+0.213	—	0.04
Opp 21–49	0	—	—	—	+0.187	—	0.06
Red zone (opp 20 in)	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.158	—	0.05
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.165	—	-0.02
Under center	0	—	—	—	+0.322	—	-0.02
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.195	—	-0.00
No huddle	0	—	—	—	+0.192	—	-0.00
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	0	—	—	—	+0.224	—	0.05
4–6 to go	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.229	—	0.02
7–10 to go	0	—	—	—	+0.202	—	0.03
11+ to go	0	—	—	—	+0.117	—	-0.07
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	0	—	—	—	-0.078	—	0.15
Short (0–9)	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.107	—	0.09
Intermediate (10–19)	0	—	—	—	+0.460	—	0.07
Deep (20+)	0	—	—	—	+0.417	—	0.01
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	0	—	—	—	+0.179	—	0.04
Middle	0	—	—	—	+0.324	—	-0.02
Right	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.130	—	0.03
Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Clean pocket	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.237	—	0.01
Pressured	0	—	—	—	+0.086	—	0.01
Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Man	0	—	—	—	+0.185	—	0.03
Zone	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.200	—	0.03
Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Cover 0	0	—	—	—	+0.103	—	—
Cover 1	0	—	—	—	+0.200	—	0.03
2-Man	0	—	—	—	+0.153	—	—
Cover 2	0	—	—	—	+0.171	—	-0.09
Cover 3	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.211	—	0.02
Cover 4	0	—	—	—	+0.208	—	-0.08
Cover 6	0	—	—	—	+0.217	—	—
Prevent	0	—	—	—	-0.249	—	—
Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone →
11	1	+1.303	100%	6.0	+0.174	—	0.05
12	0	—	—	—	+0.251	—	0.04
21	0	—	—	—	+0.222	—	-0.17
13	0	—	—	—	+0.301	—	—
22	0	—	—	—	+0.422	—	—
10	0	—	—	—	+0.146	—	—
Other	0	—	—	—	+0.200	—	—

By season

Season	Team	Targets	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	Catch rate	aDOT	YAC/catch
2019	HOU	1	+1.303	+1.3	100.0%	6.00	100.0%	0.0	6.0

Definitions

QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). A receiver's fumble after the catch isn't charged to the QB. Rushing counts designed runs only. Receiving is EPA per target. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so a 50-play split carries about ±0.2 of luck.