Deshaun Watson Injury History & Updates

Deshaun Watson's Injury Guide

Very Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

20.8%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

1.4%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

1.10

Durability

3.10

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly Sports Injury Predictor

Deshaun Watson's Injury Status

No active injuries.

Injury History

Date	League	Injury	Games Missed	Details
Nov 20, 2014	Non-NFL	Knee ACL Tear Grade 3	2	Watson suffered a torn left ACL in practice. He played with the injury vs. South Carolina on 11/29/14.
Oct 11, 2014	Non-NFL	Hand Finger Fracture Grade 1	3	Watson sat out 3 games before returning vs. Georgia Tech.
Apr 7, 2014	Non-NFL	Shoulder Clavicle Fracture Grade 1	-	Watson sustained a slight crack in his collarbone during a spring scrimmage.
Nov 15, 2014	Non-NFL	Knee LCL Sprain Grade 2	2	Watson suffered a sprained left LCL vs. Georgia Tech.
Nov 2, 2017	NFL	Knee ACL Tear Grade 3	9	Watson tore his right ACL in practice.
Dec 25, 2019	NFL	Back Lower Lumbar Sprain Grade 1	-	Watson with back injury was listed as limited participant ahead of the Week 17 game against the Titans. He was active and served as the backup to AJ McCarron in the contest
Sep 24, 2023	NFL	Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear Grade 1	2	Watson sustained a rotator cuff injury in his throwing arm in Week 3 vs. the Titans. He returned to play in Week 7.
Oct 22, 2023	NFL	Shoulder Scapula Fracture Grade 1	1	Watson reaggravated his throwing shoulder in Week 7 vs. the Colts. He returned to play again in Week 9 and participated in two more games before being diagnosed with a fracture in the arm. He was later shut down for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season.
Oct 20, 2024	NFL	Pedal Achilles Tear Grade 3	10	Watson suffered an Achilles injury during Week 7's game against the Bengals.

How do Injuries impact your draft strategy?

For us, it's 1/17th of the equation. Hear us out.

The Draft War Room is the only live-sync draft tool that monitors 17 crucial in-draft indicators, including injury likelihood… and adapts to show you which players to pick throughout your draft.

See how we built the 17 indicators into our Draft War Room »

Shark Bites

Additional testing has confirmed that Browns QB Deshaun Watson tore his right Achilles in the Week 7 loss to the Bengals. Watson's 2024 season is over, although he should have a good chance to be ready for the start of the 2025 campaign. QB Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles on October 29, 2023 and was ready in plenty of time for Week 1. Watson's game depends much more on mobility than Cousins', though. And, of course, it remains to be seen if Watson has a job waiting for him next year. He was one of the very worst QBs in the league this season, ranking 23rd in completion rate (63.4%), 31st in yards per attempt (5.3), and 21st in Pro Football Focus passing grade (63.4). Watson still has two years remaining on his fully guaranteed contract.

View all Deshaun Watson Shark Bites »

Browns HC Kevin Stefanski said after Sunday's loss to the Bengals that QB Deshaun Watson is believed to have a torn Achilles. We should get confirmation on Monday. A torn Achilles would end Watson's season and threaten his availability for the start of the 2025 campaign. Cleveland also lost QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson to a finger injury against Cincinnati, leaving QB Jameis Winston at the controls. Consider Winston the favorite to start next weekend's game vs. the Ravens.

View all Deshaun Watson Shark Bites »

Browns QB Deshaun Watson injured his right leg in the second quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Bengals. It's Dorian Thompson-Robinson -- not Jameis Winston -- active as Cleveland's backup today. We'll update Watson's status when we know more.

Update: Watson has been ruled out with an Achilles. This has the look of a season-ending injury, but we'll update Watson's status when we know more.

View all Deshaun Watson Shark Bites »

Browns QB Deshaun Watson was less terrible than previous weeks in Sunday's loss to the Eagles but continued his run of lackluster production. He went a solid 16-of-23 passing (69.6% completions) at 7.3 yards per pass attempt. But his 168 passing yards marked a sixth straight game south of 200. And he boosted another struggling opponent pass rush.

View Full Story »

View all Deshaun Watson Shark Bites »