BIOGRAPHY
Deshaun Watson was born on September 14th, 1995, in Gainesville, Georgia. He is a quarterback in the National Football League.
Watson played college football at Clemson University and was named a starter during his freshman year. In his second year at Clemson, Watson helped them go undefeated in the regular season and win the ACC Championship. He was named the ACC Championship Game MVP, the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. During Watson's final year as a college player, he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Manning Award.
Deshaun Watson was selected in the first round by the Houston Texans in the 2017 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. In his first 27 games with the Texans, Watson has thrown for more than 5,800 yards on 471 completions with 45 touchdowns in addition to 820 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. He was named to the 2017 PFWA All-Rookie team and selected to the 2018 Pro Bowl. Watson finished the regular season with a career-high 4,165 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, nine interceptions, 551 rushing yards, and five rushing touchdowns. In 2018, he helped lead his team to an 11-5 record and a trip to the AFC Wild Card Round against the Indianapolis Colts.
Watson finished the season with 3,852 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions to go along with 413 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. He took his team to the AFC Divisional round playoff game where they lost to the Chiefs. In the 2020 season, Watson finished the 2020 season with 4,823 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Watson's 2020 season was by all major statistical measures the best in franchise history, leading in passing touchdowns, passing yards, and passer rating. Watson led the NFL in passing yards for the 2020 season. He became the first player to lead the league in passing yards on a team with at least 12 losses since Jeff George of the Oakland Raiders in 1997.
In March of 2022, Watson was traded to the Cleveland Browns.
