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.

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Dropbacks

270

qualifying bar 238

EPA/play

-0.211

39th of 39 · lg +0.066

Success rate

34.4%

39th of 39 · lg 45.8%

Yards/play

4.03

39th of 39 · lg 6.30

Explosive rate

5.2%

39th of 39 · lg 9.4%

CPOE

-2.2

35th of 39 · lg +0.9

Completion %

63.4%

28th of 39 · lg 65.6%

Air yards/att

7.3

27th of 39 · lg 7.7

Sack rate

12.2%

39th of 39 · lg 6.5%

Turnover rate

1.9%

9th of 39 · lg 2.6%

TD rate

1.9%

38th of 39 · lg 4.2%

Every split

EPA per dropback by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 30+ dropbacks 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	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	122	-0.301	32%	3.8	+0.069	39/39	0.04
Away	148	-0.138	36%	4.2	+0.063	34/39	0.01
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.075	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.101	—	0.09
Normal (6–8 days)	214	-0.175	37%	4.3	+0.067	39/39	0.03
Extra rest (9–12 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.072	—	-0.00
Off a bye (13+ days)	0	—	—	—	+0.066	—	-0.07
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	42	-0.171	38%	4.3	+0.043	32/36	0.01
Outdoors	228	-0.219	34%	4.0	+0.078	39/39	0.01
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Under 40°F	0	—	—	—	+0.086	—	0.00
40–59°F	0	—	—	—	+0.071	—	0.00
60–79°F	160	-0.331	31%	3.6	+0.060	36/36	-0.13
80°F+	68	+0.045	40%	4.9	+0.111	11/18	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	104	-0.320	36%	3.8	+0.081	38/38	-0.06
10–14 mph	68	+0.045	40%	4.9	+0.089	20/28	-0.12
15+ mph	56	-0.350	23%	3.1	-0.024	14/17	-0.06
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	228	-0.219	34%	4.0	+0.080	39/39	0.01
Rain or snow	0	—	—	—	+0.025	—	0.01
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	100	-0.289	30%	3.3	+0.002	37/38	0.06
Trailing 1–8	78	-0.279	32%	4.8	+0.058	39/39	0.05
Tied	53	+0.110	49%	5.0	+0.066	16/38	0.09
Leading 1–8	29	-0.285	31%	3.4	+0.110	—	-0.21
Leading 9+	10	-0.393	30%	2.2	+0.153	—	0.03
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	102	-0.300	31%	3.8	+0.017	35/37	0.05
Win prob 20–80%	155	-0.140	37%	4.3	+0.059	35/39	0.08
Win prob over 80%	13	-0.358	31%	1.9	+0.172	—	0.03
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	63	-0.094	41%	3.7	+0.038	30/39	-0.05
Q2	62	-0.290	27%	4.2	+0.101	37/39	-0.06
Q3	73	-0.372	33%	3.2	+0.058	37/39	-0.06
Q4	72	-0.083	36%	5.1	+0.049	32/39	0.05
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.462	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	21	-0.506	24%	3.3	+0.062	—	0.03
Rest of game	249	-0.186	35%	4.1	+0.067	38/39	0.03
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	98	-0.078	38%	4.3	+0.100	35/39	0.19
2nd down	96	-0.257	38%	4.4	+0.105	39/39	0.04
3rd down	67	-0.364	24%	3.3	-0.040	38/39	0.11
4th down	9	-0.037	44%	3.7	+0.174	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	6	+0.038	50%	2.7	-0.121	—	-0.29
3rd & 4–6	12	-0.727	17%	1.5	+0.074	—	-0.12
3rd & 7+	49	-0.325	22%	3.8	-0.073	31/37	-0.22
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	35	-0.208	29%	4.3	+0.098	26/27	-0.02
Own 50–21	132	-0.344	32%	4.0	+0.050	39/39	0.11
Opp 21–49	80	-0.115	38%	4.2	+0.083	33/39	0.08
Red zone (opp 20 in)	23	+0.214	48%	3.0	+0.060	—	0.01
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	240	-0.246	33%	3.8	+0.048	38/39	-0.00
Under center	30	+0.070	43%	5.6	+0.165	22/33	-0.00
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	230	-0.169	36%	4.1	+0.061	37/39	-0.09
No huddle	40	-0.455	28%	3.4	+0.096	31/31	-0.09
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	18	-0.517	44%	3.1	+0.036	—	-0.07
4–6 to go	32	-0.230	38%	3.2	+0.102	35/38	-0.02
7–10 to go	161	-0.125	37%	4.3	+0.077	38/39	-0.01
11+ to go	59	-0.344	24%	3.9	+0.005	35/38	0.03
Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone →
Pass	216	-0.015	38%	5.3	+0.174	37/39	0.66
Sack	33	-1.797	0%	-5.8	-1.771	14/18	0.21
Scramble	21	+0.265	48%	6.3	+0.539	—	0.27
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	40	-0.051	32%	4.5	-0.123	13/38	0.19
Short (0–9)	114	-0.049	42%	4.7	+0.148	35/39	0.01
Intermediate (10–19)	43	+0.170	42%	7.8	+0.404	35/39	0.16
Deep (20+)	19	-0.155	21%	5.2	+0.339	—	0.18
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	95	-0.032	37%	5.3	+0.167	33/39	0.11
Middle	40	+0.073	40%	6.0	+0.317	36/39	0.10
Right	81	-0.039	40%	5.0	+0.102	32/39	0.08
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	69	-0.357	33%	3.4	+0.162	39/39	-0.03
No play action	201	-0.161	35%	4.2	+0.038	37/39	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	202	-0.180	34%	4.2	+0.070	38/39	0.06
Out of pocket	68	-0.304	35%	3.5	+0.047	33/37	0.06
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	96	-0.431	32%	2.7	+0.019	38/39	-0.15
No blitz	174	-0.090	36%	4.8	+0.085	34/39	-0.15
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	9	+0.181	33%	4.9	+0.120	—	—
4 rushers	168	-0.123	35%	4.8	+0.065	36/39	-0.27
5 rushers	73	-0.401	33%	2.5	+0.052	38/39	-0.05
6+ rushers	20	-0.439	35%	3.0	+0.056	—	0.15
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	246	-0.208	34%	4.2	+0.051	37/39	0.13
7 in the box	23	-0.288	39%	2.3	+0.119	—	0.11
Stacked box (8+)	1	+0.768	100%	1.0	+0.127	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	20	+0.087	35%	6.3	+0.020	—	-0.11
Not a screen	250	-0.235	34%	3.9	+0.070	38/39	-0.11
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	83	-0.498	33%	2.8	+0.073	39/39	0.02
No motion	187	-0.084	35%	4.6	+0.059	34/39	0.02
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	3	+0.046	33%	6.0	+0.014	—	—
Not an RPO	267	-0.214	34%	4.0	+0.067	38/39	—
Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Clean pocket	155	+0.057	41%	5.6	+0.262	37/39	0.04
Pressured	115	-0.573	26%	1.9	-0.373	34/39	0.04
Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Man	137	-0.299	35%	3.3	+0.063	39/39	0.01
Zone	125	-0.061	35%	5.3	+0.071	30/39	0.01
Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Cover 0	3	+0.068	33%	1.3	+0.102	—	—
Cover 1	120	-0.395	33%	3.0	+0.060	39/39	-0.05
2-Man	14	+0.446	50%	5.6	+0.055	—	—
Cover 2	63	-0.011	38%	5.9	+0.028	22/39	-0.18
Cover 3	35	-0.265	31%	4.5	+0.107	36/39	-0.07
Cover 4	10	+0.226	30%	4.1	+0.143	—	-0.01
Cover 6	10	+0.309	40%	6.3	+0.113	—	-0.20
Cover 9	3	-0.459	33%	2.0	+0.058	—	—
Combo	4	-0.422	25%	5.8	-0.054	—	—
Blown coverage	0	—	—	—	-0.208	—	—
Time to throw Passing compare everyone →
Quick (under 2.5s)	106	+0.078	42%	5.6	+0.166	30/39	0.12
Normal (2.5–3.5s)	68	-0.018	37%	5.2	+0.235	33/39	0.07
Long (3.5s+)	40	-0.194	32%	5.0	+0.061	31/36	0.07
Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone →
11	218	-0.245	33%	4.1	+0.053	39/39	0.07
12	24	+0.193	50%	5.0	+0.122	—	0.04
21	0	—	—	—	+0.151	—	-0.07
13	5	+0.401	80%	4.2	+0.168	—	—
22	0	—	—	—	+0.270	—	—
10	15	-0.572	13%	1.2	-0.171	—	—
Other	8	-0.194	25%	4.0	-0.063	—	-0.08

By season

Season	Team	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	CPOE	Comp %	aDOT	Sack rate
2024	CLE	270	-0.211	-57.0	34.4%	4.03	-2.2	63.4%	7.3	12.2%

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.