Deshaun Watson packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any quarterback in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 68 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Deshaun Watson

3× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time QBsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2020Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #46

Height6'3"

Weight223 lb

BornSep 14, 1995

Age30

College

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #46 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

153

3 qualifying seasons

2020 HOU·4 team wins#1

Passing Yards · 4,823 · score 75

2020 HOU·4 team wins#9

Passing Touchdowns · 33 · score 51

2017 HOU

Career Value · VORP

101 career value over replacement — #1104 all-time of 4,649. 14.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×3 top-10 Comet72% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2017 · -0.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

60.2 expected · Δ−0.2

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Passing Touchdowns · 19 · score 27

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 24. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2017 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 51thClass Pos 75thClass All 46th

32.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 41thClass Pos 68thClass All 53th

119"

Broad Jump

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 62thClass Pos 77thClass All 54th

6.95s

3-Cone

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 78thClass Pos 50thClass All 69th

4.31s

Shuttle

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 57thClass Pos 45thClass All 63th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Passer Rating: 98.8 regular season → 91.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-8%

vs reg season

Career Milestones7

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20171K career passing yards
20185K career passing yards
201825 career passing TDs
201950 career passing TDs
20191K career rushing yards
202010K career passing yards
2020100 career passing TDs

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Passing

Cmp80Att126Cmp%63.5%Yds870TD4Int1TD%3.2Int%0.8Y/A6.9AdjY/A7.2TD:INT4.0Rate91.0Sk14

Rushing

Att28Yds168TD2Y/A6.0TD%7.11D71D%25.0

Snap Counts

Off220Off%100.0%

College Stats

ClemsonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Clemson), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Deshaun inherited the Houston Texans QB room from Case Keenum (2013–2023), and handed it to Davis Mills (2021–2025).

David Carr 2002–2006Matt Schaub 2007–2013Case Keenum 2013–2023Deshaun Watson 2017–2020Davis Mills 2021–2025C.J. Stroud 2023–2025

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Movementderived from season history

2024final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2022team change
Joined CLE (from HOU)
2017draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 223 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

Injury History

19 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	CLE	2	W4Questionable· right ShoulderW6Out· right ShoulderW7Questionable· right ShoulderW8Out· right Shoulder
2021	HOU	17	W1Out· Not injury related - personal matterW2Out· Not injury related - personal matterW3Out· Not injury related - personal matterW4Out· Not injury related - personal matterW5Out· Not injury related - personal matterW6Out· Not injury related - personal matterW7Out· Not injury related - personal matterW8Out· Not injury related - personal matterW9Out· Not injury related - personal matterW11Out· Not injury related - personal matterW12Out· Not injury related - personal matterW13Out· Not injury related - personal matter+5 more
2019	HOU	0	W17Questionable· Back
2018	HOU	0	W6Questionable· Chest

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 68

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2017

B2018

B2019

B+2020

F2022

F2023

F2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

67%

20172024

2017 · backup · 7/16 G

2022 · cause not documented · 35%2023 · right Shoulder · 35%2024 · cause not documented · 41%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Fragile

Era Translator

Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
2017	1,699	242.7	3,655+1,956	215
2018	4,165	260.3	3,961-204	233
2019	3,852	256.8	3,967+115	233.4
2020	4,823	301.4	4,650-173	273.5
2022	1,102	183.7	3,095+1,993	182
2023	1,115	185.8	3,178+2,063	186.9
2024	1,148	164	2,859+1,711	168.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Deshaun Watson

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator