Verse backs Watson as elite QB option despite injury; vet presence valued in QB1 battle
Jared Verse, the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, praised Watson as a starting QB candidate for the Browns, saying "Deshaun's had his own problems throughout the league, but he's still a great quarterback. You see him dominate. He's got that vet presence of someone that's done this for a good little bit." Watson is competing with Shedeur Sanders for the Browns' starting job in training camp; he is in the final year of his fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract signed in 2022. Watson has not played since Week 7 of the 2024 season after tearing his Achilles in a game and re-tearing it in January 2025. Over three seasons with Cleveland, he is averaging 177.1 yards, one touchdown, and 0.6 interceptions per game in 19 starts.
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View Deshaun Watson 2026 fantasy football value pagePlayer profile with fantasy value, ADP, projections, news, and source-backed STACKED insights"Deshaun's had his own problems throughout the league, but he's still a great quarterback. You see him dominate. He's got that vet presence of someone that's done this for a good little bit."
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- Jared Verse, the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, praised Watson as a starting QB candidate for the Browns, saying "Deshaun's had his own problems throughout the league, but he's still a great quarterback. You see him dominate. He's got that vet presence of someone that's done this for a good little bit." Watson is competing with Shedeur Sanders for the Browns' starting job in training camp; he is in the final year of his fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract signed in 2022. Watson has not played since Week 7 of the 2024 season after tearing his Achilles in a game and re-tearing it in January 2025. Over three seasons with Cleveland, he is averaging 177.1 yards, one touchdown, and 0.6 interceptions per game in 19 starts.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Deshaun Watson (QB CLE). Verse backs Watson as elite QB option despite injury; vet presence valued in QB1 battle
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