Deshaun Watson for Lamar Jackson (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Deshaun Watson QB - CLE Deshaun Watson QB - CLE
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 2	# 35	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at IND	at JAC	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs IND	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs JAC	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	221.8	0.0	-
Avg Game	17.1	‐	-
Avg Projection	324.6	136.3	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	17	11	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Lamar Jackson	Deshaun Watson	Add Player

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#2	‐	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#2	#35	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#6	#33	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#2	#34	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#2	‐	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#2	#35	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/26	#2	#34	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/25	#5	#31	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#3	#35	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#1	‐	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/24	#2	#32	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#2	#32	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#2	#35	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#2	#30	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#4	#29	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#28	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/23	#2	#32	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#3	#28	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/24	#1	#32	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#3	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#2	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#2	#34	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#4	#33	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#5	#32	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/25	#2	‐	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#3	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#3	#30	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#3	#34	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#2	#31	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#4	#31	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#2	#35	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#1	#26	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#3	#29	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#2	#35	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#3	#34	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#3	#30	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#7	#35	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#2	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#35	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#2	‐	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#4	#32	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#5	#35	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#35	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#4	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#2	#32	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#2	#35	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#2	#34	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#2	#32	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#35	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#2	#36	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#2	#33	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#3	#35	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	‐	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#2	#35	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#2	#35	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#3	#33	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#5	‐	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#5	#27	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#2	#33	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#35	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#3	#32	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#2	#35	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#32	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#2	#31	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#32	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#2	#33	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#3	#32	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#2	#35	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#5	#40	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#5	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#2	#35	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#2	#31	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/25	#2	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#3	‐	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#8	#25	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#3	#34	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#4	#31	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#3	#36	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#5	#34	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#2	‐	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#35	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#35	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#7	#32	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#35	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#2	#31	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#2	#35	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#2	#34	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#3	#35	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#4	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#32	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#2	#33	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#3	#32	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#3	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#2	#32	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#34	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/26	#2	#31	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#2	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#2	‐	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#2	#35	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#2	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#29	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#35	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#33	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#3	#31	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#3	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#4	#34	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#30	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#31	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#3	‐	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#4	‐	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#3	#39	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#3	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Deshaun Watson QB - CLE Deshaun Watson QB - CLE
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at IND	at JAC
Week 2	vs. NO	at TB
Week 3	at DAL	vs. CAR
Week 4	vs. TEN	vs. PIT
Week 5	at ATL	at NYJ
Week 6	at CLE	vs. BAL
Week 7	vs. CIN	at TEN
Week 8	at BUF	at PIT
Week 9	vs. JAC	at NO
Week 10	vs. LAC	vs. HOU
Week 11	at CAR	BYE WEEK
Week 12	at HOU	vs. LV
Week 13	BYE WEEK	vs. CIN
Week 14	vs. TB	vs. ATL
Week 15	at PIT	at NYG
Week 16	vs. CLE	at BAL
Week 17	at CIN	vs. IND
Week 18	vs. PIT	at CIN

Player Projections Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Deshaun Watson QB - CLE Deshaun Watson QB - CLE
Passing

Pass Att	448.7	306.8
Pass Cmp	291.6	189.2
Pass Yards	3,649.8	2,023.2
Pass TDs	28.3	10.4
Ints	9.6	7.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	118.4	44.7
Rush Yards	639.8	197.3
Rush TDs	3.2	1.3

Misc

Fumbles	4.2	3.3

Points

Fantasy Points	324.6	136.3

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Deshaun Watson QB - CLE Deshaun Watson QB - CLE
2025 Points
Week 1	29.4	‐
Week 2	26.3	‐
Week 3	27.0	‐
Week 4	11.7	‐
Week 5	‐	‐
Week 6	‐	‐
Week 7	‐	‐
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	25.6	‐
Week 10	16.6	‐
Week 11	6.7	‐
Week 12	7.2	‐
Week 13	7.5	‐
Week 14	22.1	‐
Week 15	15.6	‐
Week 16	4.7	‐
Week 17	‐	‐
Week 18	21.4	‐
Total	221.8	0.0
Average	17.1	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Deshaun Watson QB - CLE Deshaun Watson QB - CLE
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	Injuries and a steep decline in rushing production cratered Lamar Jackson's fantasy value in 2025. After finishing QB1 in fantasy scoring in 2024, Jackson plummeted to a QB20 fantasy finish last season and was QB16 in fantasy points per game at the position. Jackson lost three games to an early-season hamstring injury and one game to a late-season back injury. He also dealt with knee, ankle, and toe issues that may have contributed to the sharp drop-off in his rushing numbers. In his first six seasons as a full-time starter, Jackson averaged 10 rushing attempts and 63 rushing yards per game. In 2026, he averaged 5.2 rushing attempts and 26.8 rushing yards per game. Jackson has been an elite fantasy scorer at the position for so long that it's reasonable to think better health will propel him to another high-end QB1 season. It's worth noting, however, that Jackson will be working with a new offensive coordinator, 29-year-old Declan Doyle, a former assistant to Bears head coach Ben Johnson.	Entering the final year of a burdensome five-year, $230 million contract that has been an albatross around the neck of the Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson will compete with second-year man Shedeur Sanders to be the Browns' Week 1 starter. An electric dual-threat quarterback early in his career, Watson has been a flop since being traded to the Browns in 2022. The oft-injured Watson has started only 19 games for Cleveland over the last four seasons. He's averaged just 6.0 yards per pass attempt and 177.1 passing yards per start with the Browns. Watson has at least offered a little bit of rushing value, averaging 24.5 rushing yards per game since the trade. But it's fair to wonder whether that rushing potential still exists after a pair of Achilles tears, the latter of which sidelined Watson for all of 2025. Watson is no more than a late-round option in superflex leagues.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Yes, I'm lower than consensus with Lamar Jackson this season, but I fully acknowledge his upside. Prior to 2025, in his previous six seasons, he logged three inside as the QB3 or higher in fantasy points per game (QB3, QB1, QB1), but last season's production was frightening. Last season, in Weeks 9-18, he was the QB20 in fantasy points per game. During that stretch, among 34 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranked 33rd in highly accurate throw rate, 26th in catchable target rate, and 31st in hero throw rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Jackson is also coming off a career-worst 26.8 rushing yards per game with the second-lowest yards per carry of his career. Can we chalk a lot of that up to his injuries last year? Yes, possibly, but even if he bounces back in this department, the question is how much. Jackson will be operating behind a reworked offensive line with a new offensive playcaller and with a questionable receiving depth chart behind Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews. Could everything gel this season and he be the QB1 in fantasy points per game again? Yep, that's possible, but where he's being drafted is baking in that as a near certainty when it's not. I won't discourage anyone for taking the swing on Jackson in any draft, but I won't be in 2026 unless he slips quite far past his current ADP.