Deshaun Watson Week 1 Outlook - Cowboys at Browns

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Wed, Sep 4th 2024, 8:38pm EDT

Last year, in his full games played, Watson averaged 18.3 fantasy points per game, which would have ranked as the QB15 in fantasy points per game. Watson's rushing did most of the heavy lifting for that production. He averaged 28.4 rushing yards per game, which would have ranked eighth-best last year among quarterbacks (minimum five games started). As a passer, he was objectively a replacement-level quarterback. Among 48 qualifying quarterbacks, he finished 28th in CPOE, 36th in adjusted completion rate, 35th in catchable target rate, and 36th in highly accurate target rate. He'll need every bit of rushing equity to turn in a good performance against Dallas in Week 1. Last year, the Cowboys allowed the 11th-lowest yards per attempt, the fifth-fewest passing yards per game, and the seventh-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks.