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Deshaun Watson

QB · Clemson · age 21.6 · 6'2" · 221 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#16
1st Round
Bust probability
8%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#12
HOU
Consensus rank
#20
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.08
Pre-draft consensus+0.07
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
College production+0.03
SOS-weighted production+0.02
Age at draft+0.02
Number of public boards+0.02
charting pass grade max-0.02

Pre-draft consensus (28 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#28
Big Blue View#14
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#22
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#19
Drafttek#26
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#28
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#11
Football Room (Dave Druckenmiller)#17
Forward Fantasy Focus (Steve Frederick)#27
Fox Sports (Dieter Kurtenbach)#20
Hail To The District (Rajan Nanavati)#28
Inside The Star (Jess Haynie)#43
Lombardi Ave (Dan Dahlke)#22
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#38
Nesn#26
NFL Com (Lance Zierlein)#18

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Avg snap share
100%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Marcus Mariota2015 · #214.6Franchise
Bryce Petty2015 · #103Starter
Jameis Winston2015 · #116.3Franchise
Brett Hundley2015 · #147Starter
Garrett Grayson2015 · #75TBD
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