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Yahoo Sports NFL fantasy football takes on Deshaun Watson
Every source-backed article insight STACKED has extracted from Yahoo Sports NFL about Deshaun Watson.
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All Yahoo Sports NFL insights about Deshaun Watson
NegativeProjectionJul 19, 2026
Analyst Vic Tafur expresses no faith in Deshaun Watson as the Browns quarterback, citing concerns about the QB room being "the unquestioned worst in the NFL."NegativeProjectionJul 19, 2026
Watson was last a viable quarterback in 2020, suggesting significant decline in performance and viability since then.PositiveRoleJul 16, 2026
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.