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

306

qualifying bar 126

EPA/play

+0.016

20th of 33 · lg +0.072

Success rate

45.8%

16th of 33 · lg 45.4%

Yards/play

5.92

20th of 33 · lg 6.29

Explosive rate

9.5%

11th of 33 · lg 8.9%

CPOE

-0.1

17th of 33 · lg +0.4

Completion %

65.5%

14th of 33 · lg 64.5%

Air yards/att

7.2

27th of 33 · lg 7.7

Sack rate

10.8%

33rd of 33 · lg 6.2%

Turnover rate

2.3%

12th of 33 · lg 2.8%

TD rate

2.3%

30th of 33 · lg 4.3%

Notable in 2026

His biggest gaps between one situation and the rest of his plays, beyond the league's own gap there (|z| ≥ 2.5). Many splits get checked, so some of these are luck; the badge says whether that kind of split repeats year to year.

-0.48 EPA/dropback in the 1st quarter vs +0.13 the rest of the time (56 vs 250; league gap -0.06; z -2.5) mostly noise · r -0.05

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	111	+0.075	45%	5.7	+0.076	18/33	0.04
Away	195	-0.018	46%	6.1	+0.063	22/33	0.01
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.119	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	37	+0.303	57%	7.8	+0.146	5/11	0.09
Normal (6–8 days)	195	+0.033	48%	6.1	+0.046	18/33	0.03
Extra rest (9–12 days)	44	-0.237	25%	3.1	+0.191	11/11	-0.00
Off a bye (13+ days)	0	—	—	—	+0.179	—	-0.07
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	0	—	—	—	+0.075	—	0.01
Outdoors	306	+0.016	46%	5.9	+0.070	22/33	0.01
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
60–79°F	74	+0.215	49%	6.2	+0.089	9/24	-0.13
80°F+	65	+0.127	51%	6.8	+0.093	10/18	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	65	+0.127	51%	6.8	+0.096	10/25	-0.06
10–14 mph	74	+0.215	49%	6.2	+0.077	4/15	-0.12
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	262	+0.058	49%	6.4	+0.084	19/33	0.01
Rain or snow	44	-0.237	25%	3.1	-0.082	9/9	0.01
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	98	+0.045	50%	6.5	+0.051	13/24	0.06
Trailing 1–8	101	-0.003	43%	5.5	+0.066	22/33	0.05
Tied	67	+0.045	49%	6.8	+0.063	17/27	0.09
Leading 1–8	34	+0.020	38%	4.3	+0.084	14/25	-0.21
Leading 9+	6	-0.510	33%	2.7	+0.140	—	0.03
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	77	+0.080	51%	6.9	+0.044	9/23	0.05
Win prob 20–80%	214	-0.018	44%	5.6	+0.076	24/33	0.08
Win prob over 80%	15	+0.161	47%	5.0	+0.098	—	0.03
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	56	-0.478	34%	3.6	+0.021	30/32	-0.05
Q2	84	+0.238	50%	6.5	+0.093	9/32	-0.06
Q3	51	-0.072	47%	5.9	+0.070	22/29	-0.06
Q4	115	+0.132	48%	6.6	+0.083	17/32	0.05
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.254	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	56	+0.391	57%	7.7	+0.053	4/25	0.03
Rest of game	250	-0.068	43%	5.5	+0.075	26/33	0.03
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	113	+0.129	53%	6.8	+0.127	16/33	0.19
2nd down	101	-0.009	48%	5.9	+0.091	21/33	0.04
3rd down	85	-0.079	34%	5.1	-0.031	20/33	0.11
4th down	7	-0.310	43%	2.1	+0.151	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	9	+0.885	67%	8.9	-0.009	—	-0.29
3rd & 4–6	28	+0.152	46%	6.7	+0.015	—	-0.12
3rd & 7+	48	-0.395	21%	3.5	-0.063	25/26	-0.22
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	32	-0.148	44%	5.7	+0.083	8/10	-0.02
Own 50–21	152	+0.000	44%	6.5	+0.030	17/33	0.11
Opp 21–49	92	+0.106	49%	5.9	+0.116	18/32	0.08
Red zone (opp 20 in)	30	-0.008	47%	3.1	+0.106	13/21	0.01
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	272	+0.009	45%	5.9	+0.062	20/33	-0.00
Under center	34	+0.070	53%	6.4	+0.112	17/27	-0.00
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	287	+0.005	45%	6.0	+0.072	20/33	-0.09
No huddle	19	+0.173	53%	4.3	+0.073	—	-0.09
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	20	+0.762	65%	6.0	+0.113	—	-0.07
4–6 to go	55	-0.002	47%	5.8	+0.084	16/26	-0.02
7–10 to go	182	+0.042	46%	6.3	+0.088	22/33	-0.01
11+ to go	49	-0.366	35%	4.5	-0.029	25/28	0.03
Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone →
Pass	249	+0.184	51%	7.3	+0.175	16/33	0.66
Sack	33	-1.562	0%	-5.3	-1.718	1/1	0.21
Scramble	24	+0.433	54%	7.5	+0.469	—	0.27
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	53	+0.015	43%	5.4	-0.202	5/26	0.19
Short (0–9)	131	+0.123	57%	6.4	+0.144	22/33	0.01
Intermediate (10–19)	38	+0.466	53%	10.3	+0.433	12/28	0.16
Deep (20+)	27	+0.419	33%	11.0	+0.435	—	0.18
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	122	+0.118	52%	7.0	+0.142	19/33	0.11
Middle	49	+0.220	51%	8.3	+0.319	17/26	0.10
Right	78	+0.266	49%	7.1	+0.131	10/33	0.08
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	54	+0.023	44%	5.4	+0.122	22/32	-0.03
No play action	252	+0.014	46%	6.0	+0.057	20/33	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	231	+0.085	48%	6.4	+0.083	18/33	0.06
Out of pocket	75	-0.199	39%	4.3	+0.029	22/28	0.06
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	103	-0.091	45%	5.7	+0.014	22/33	-0.15
No blitz	203	+0.070	46%	6.0	+0.099	21/33	-0.15
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	13	+0.055	38%	6.5	-0.039	—	—
4 rushers	190	+0.071	47%	6.0	+0.105	19/33	-0.27
5 rushers	72	-0.081	44%	6.0	+0.012	20/31	-0.05
6+ rushers	31	-0.114	45%	5.1	+0.021	5/7	0.15
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	227	-0.045	44%	5.5	+0.064	22/33	0.13
7 in the box	64	+0.142	48%	6.9	+0.075	14/31	0.11
Stacked box (8+)	15	+0.395	60%	7.7	+0.141	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	32	+0.131	50%	6.3	-0.031	1/4	-0.11
Not a screen	274	+0.002	45%	5.9	+0.081	21/33	-0.11
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	155	+0.109	52%	6.6	+0.073	13/33	0.02
No motion	151	-0.080	40%	5.2	+0.070	27/33	0.02
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	5	-0.090	40%	6.6	-0.078	—	—
Not an RPO	301	+0.017	46%	5.9	+0.075	20/33	—

By season

Season	Team	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	CPOE	Comp %	aDOT	Sack rate
2026	CLE	306	+0.016	+4.8	45.8%	5.92	-0.1	65.5%	7.2	10.8%

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.